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Pirate News: Adapting to a new normal during COVID-19.

September 16, 2020

Pirate News: Adapting to a new normal during COVID-19. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in cooperation with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Although the school atmosphere has changed due to COVID-19, students and staff at Hart Public Schools are finding normalcy. Students returned to in-person instruction at the start of the 2020-21…

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Quad rider ‘pops wheelie’ in front of deputy, falls into gravel.

September 14, 2020

Quad rider ‘pops wheelie’ in front of deputy, falls into gravel. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Grand Blanc man was cited for careless driving after he allegedly “popped a wheelie” while riding a quad in an Oceana County sheriff deputy’s lane of travel on Fox Road near the Silver Lake State Park’s ORV welcome area Sunday, Sept. 13, around 4…

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2 arrested on CSC charges in connection to child trafficking case.

September 14, 2020

2 arrested on CSC charges in connection to child trafficking case. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — Two Muskegon men face charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in connection to a child trafficking investigation conducted by a multijurisdictional task force including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Dwight Bernard McKinney, 17,…

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Motorist rescues toddler standing in middle of road.

September 14, 2020

Motorist rescues toddler standing in middle of road. HART TOWNSHIP — A case of child neglect has been turned over to Child Protective Services after a 3-year-old boy was found standing in the middle of Oceana Drive near Baseline Road Friday, Sept. 11 , shortly after 2:30 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A motorist retrieved the toddler after…

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Police seek criminal charge against naked man at beach.

September 14, 2020

Police seek criminal charge against naked man at beach. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is seeking an indecent exposure charge against a 44-year-old Ann Arbor man who was naked at the beach at the Little Sable Point Lighthouse Sunday, Sept. 13, shortly after 6 p.m., said MSP Trooper Abigail Ziesman. The report is being…

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