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Pirate royalty

October 4, 2025

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  Congratulations to 2025 Hart High School Homecoming King and Queen Hollis Rockwell and Rowan Best, who were crowned during halftime of the Pirates’ football game against the Mason County Central Spartans Friday night, Oct. 3. Hart defeated MCC 30-27. _____________________ Please Support Local News Receive…

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Driver flees crash scene after hitting cyclist

October 3, 2025

Anyone with information about the crash should call Mason/Oceana Central Dispatch at (231) 869-5858. HART — Police are looking for the driver who fled the scene of a vehicle vs. bike crash on 72nd Avenue near Polk Road Thursday evening, Oct. 2, said Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. The crash resulted in the cyclist — a 17-year-old Hart boy —…

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Police news, published Oct. 3, 2025

October 3, 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 Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025: 11:43 p.m., a 19-year-old Hesperia man was cited for driving while license revoked, East Garfield Road near Maple Island Road, Greenwood Township. Monday, Sept. 29, 2025: 6:07 a.m.,…

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News alert: vehicle vs. bike crash near Polk and 72nd Ave.

October 2, 2025

HART — Emergency crews responded to a vehicle vs. bicycle crash near the intersection of Polk Road and 72nd Avenue Thursday, Oct. 2, around 8:15 p.m. Dispatch information indicated that a 17-year-old male subject suffered a head injury. _____________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your…

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‘Ongoing discovery’ delays murder case

October 2, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The probable cause hearing for a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was adjourned Tuesday, Sept. 30,  in Oceana County’s 79th District Court as the attorneys disclose information about the case through the discovery process. “It was agreed by both sides to adjourn the probable cause conference to Oct. 21,”…

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