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Missing man found alive and well.

August 20, 2021

Missing man found alive and well. HART — LaVern Michael Darke, 48, who recently had been reported missing to police, “has been found alive and well,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office sent out a press release Friday morning, Aug. 20, asking for the public’s assistance in finding the Hart area man. By the end…

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Police looking for missing Hart area man.

August 20, 2021

UPDATE: LAVERN DARKE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE AND WELL. Police looking for missing Hart area man. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing Hart area man. The sheriff’s office is seeking “any information as to the whereabouts of 48-year-old LaVern Michael Darke.  “He is known to drive a rusty 2007…

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School leaders outline mask policies as the new school year begins.

August 19, 2021

School leaders outline mask policies as the new school year begins. Pentwater is the only district in Oceana requiring masks. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — The state’s top doctor said Wednesday, Aug. 18, that a mask mandate for K-12 schools would help keep children safe when they return to classrooms for the start of 2021-2022 school year, but…

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HPD report, Aug. 19, 2021.

August 19, 2021

HPD report, Aug. 19, 2021. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021: 11 a.m., breaking and entering, 10 block of State Street, City of Hart. 3:45 p.m., fraud complaint, 400 block of Wood Street, City of Hart. 6:33 p.m., a 29-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued by the Hart…

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Suspect arrested following multi-county high-speed chase.

August 19, 2021

Suspect arrested following multi-county high-speed chase. Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Pentwater Police Department, Shelby Police Department and Hart Police Department assisted with capturing the suspect. SCOTTVILLE — A 19-year-old Grand Rapids man is lodged in the Mason County Jail following a high-speed police chase through Mason, Oceana and Muskegon counties early Thursday morning, Aug. 19, according to Scottville Police Chief…

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