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HPD report, published Feb. 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025: 2:15 p.m., juvenile complaint, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. 7:45 p.m., suspicious situation, 100 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. Friday,  Feb. 21, 2025:…

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Library launches new seed library, offers March garden workshop

February 27, 2025

SHELBY — The Friends of Shelby Area District Library are planning for warmer weather by launching a new project this spring — a seed library.  This popular service is offered by libraries all over the country, including many in west Michigan. Beginning March 7, library card holders can stop by the Shelby library and check out up to 10 seed…

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Moolenaar reintroduces bill to freeze migrant workers’ wage

February 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Moolenaar (R—Michigan) reintroduced “bipartisan legislation to address high costs Michigan farmers are required to pay due to Department of Labor regulations,” states a press release from his office.  The bill, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A migrant farm workers at the 2023 rate through the end…

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Hart Public Schools Faculty Feud fundraiser set for this Friday evening 

February 26, 2025

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.   By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Hart Public Schools’ first-ever Faculty Feud is set for Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the district’s auditorium at the middle school. Like the popular TV game show Family Feud, the competition will feature teams of five…

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Peterson Farms to expand, creating 96 new jobs

February 26, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Peterson Farms in Shelby Township is planning an expansion that will create 96 new jobs. The governor announced in a press release Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board support for the Oceana County project, along a residential project in Oakland County’s downtown Clawson. Combined, the projects will generate nearly $50 million in total capital investment, states…

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