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Four-time state champs.

November 15, 2020

Four-time state champs. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The Hart High School Girls Cross Country Team won its fourth consecutive Division 3 state title last weekend, and the Pirate boys squad finished as state runner up at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.…

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Village operations continue during COVID-19 office closure.

November 15, 2020

Village operations continue during COVID-19 office closure. SHELBY — Village officials announced that beginning Monday, Nov. 16, the Shelby Village Hall will be closed to the public due to rising COVID-19 cases. However, officials want residents to know that the village will continue with daily operations nonetheless. “The village staff is taking these steps in order to help keep our…

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Police news.

November 13, 2020

Police news. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020: – 12:41 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 22-year-old Muskegon man was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS) and operating without insurance, Skeels Road and 116th Avenue, Otto Township. – 7:09 p.m., (MSP), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, Skeels and Maple Island roads, Greenwood Township. Thursday,…

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Firefighter training facility moving up the ladder.

November 12, 2020

Firefighter training facility moving up the ladder. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. FERRY TOWNSHIP — A firefighter training facility for Oceana County fire departments and those from surrounding areas is getting closer to becoming reality. A training center made from five stacked 40-foot-long heavy steel shipping containers is in the works, said Grant Township Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Dan Yost,…

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Family temporarily displaced following house fire.

November 12, 2020

Family temporarily displaced following house fire. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A family with five children ages 5-14 is temporarily displaced from its home following a house fire Thursday, Nov. 12, at 311 East Jefferson Street, according to Hart Deputy Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring. The fire was dispatched shortly before 10:45 a.m., and three fire departments — Hart, Pentwater…

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