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Hart school district providing free meals for children.

March 15, 2020
Hart school district providing free meals for children.

Hart school district providing free meals for children. HART — With the state-wide school closure over the next three weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, Hart Public Schools will offer free meals for children Monday, March 16, through Wednesday March 18, at noon at the Crystal Valley Pour House and Fenton Trucking. The district later added Spitler Elementary School as…

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Pedestrian death case heads to trial.

March 13, 2020

Pedestrian death case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The criminal case against a 57-year-old Rothbury man charged with two counts of moving violation causing death in connection to the deaths of a 14-year-old Montague girl and her father the night of June 3, 2019 on Webster Road in Grant Township is set for a two-day…

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Closings and cancellations.

March 13, 2020

Closings and cancellations, posted March 13, 2020: Oceana County Press has received the following cancellations or closings in response to the coronavirus outbreak. This list may be updated. Oceana County Council on Aging has cancelled meals and social activities at the senior center, along with outings, until April 6. Takeout/delivery meals and bussing will be available. The Oceana County Grange…

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Shelby residents asked to avoid ‘person-to-person’ contact at village hall.

March 13, 2020

Shelby residents asked to avoid ‘person-to-person’ contact at village hall. SHELBY — Due to the coronavirus outbreak, village officials are asking residents to refrain from conducting “person-to-person” business at the village hall. “There is no intention on our part to overreact to the Coronavirus (COVID-19),” states a press release from the village issued Friday, March 13. “However, it’s incumbent upon…

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Spring horticulture meeting canceled.

March 13, 2020

Spring horticulture meeting canceled. NEW ERA — Given the developing situation with the novel coronavirus, MSU Extension has made the decision to cancel the West Central Spring Horticulture Meeting that was scheduled for Monday, March 23, at the New Era Reformed Church. “In addition to our personal desire here at the Oceana County office to make sure we keep everyone…

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