
News alert: Crash on Polk Road by McDonald’s. HART TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash involving injuries on Polk Road in front the McDonald’s restaurant Friday, Dec. 24, around 11:30 a.m.

Nothing stops the ‘Lil’ Pirates’ train of kindness. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Students at Hart Public Schools Spitler Elementary School — the “Lil’ Pirates as they’re called — continued the momentum of the giving train by collecting 1,255 canned goods during this year’s Spitler…

Tigers’ generosity gives Toys for Tots big boost. Tiger Pride is a presentation of Shelby Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. SHELBY — Shelby students worked hard to make Christmas brighter for less fortunate children in the area. Shelby Middle School students raised over $1,550, along with a massive stack of toys, for the Toys for Tots charitable…

Fire chief, sheriff’s deputy save teen from burning house. The heroes also rescued three dogs from the fire. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Brayden Bishop, 16, of Rothbury was saved from a burning house Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, by Grant Township Fire Chief Dan Yost and Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Cavner. Brayden awakened in an upstairs bedroom…

COVID-19 testing clinic at senior center in Hart. HART — District Health Department #10 is hosting an ongoing COVID-19 testing clinic at the Oceana County Council on Aging at 4250 W. Tyler Rd. beginning Tuesday, Dec. 28. The clinic will operate in the parking lot Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. COVID-19 testing is provided by Honu Management Group…