Hart First Baptist offers VBX June 13-16. HART — Hart First Baptist Church will host its annual Vacation Bible eXperience (VBX) Monday through Thursday, June 13-16, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Registration opens at 9 a.m. daily. VBX is for kids age 4 (and potty trained) through entering eighth grade. VBX is a free yearly outreach geared toward kids. Each…
Asparagus festival back to full lineup for 2022. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The National Asparagus Festival returns to a full lineup this weekend, June 11 and 12, after COVID-19 canceled the 2020 event and scaled back the 2021 festival. The 2020 event would have been the 47th annual NAF. The celebration kicks off Saturday, June 11, with the…
Lucky Lake stabbing case stalled by psych exam. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The case against a 45-year-old Detroit man accused of stabbing a man and assaulting another man and woman at the Lucky Lake Campground in Grant Township one year ago remains stalled in 27th Circuit Court as the court awaits a report from a psychological exam. Mario…
Hart man sent to prison for molesting two girls. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Hart man was sentenced to 42 months to 30 years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 6, for molesting two girls — ages 11 and 13. Jose Adrian Avila, of 3609 N. Karen St., pleaded “no contest” April 11, to one…
Weekend police news, June 6, 2022. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Saturday, June 4, 2022: 3:05 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), larceny of $285 cash, East Sand Creek Trail, Otto Township. 4:16 p.m., (OCSO), assist to Shelby Police Department for an operating while intoxicated (OWI) arrest, US 31, Shelby Township. 4:55 p.m., (OCSO), a…
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