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County nixes combining clerk, register of deeds offices.

January 25, 2020

County nixes combining clerk, register of deeds offices. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The Oceana County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected the idea of combining the county clerk and register of deeds offices during regular session Thursday, Jan. 23. Combining the two offices would save the county approximately $40,000-$50,000 annually, said Oceana County Administrator Robert Sobie. “Voters would…

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Academic STEAM challenge Saturday.

January 24, 2020

Academic STEAM challenge Saturday. HESPERIA — First through eighth graders from 10 schools in Oceana, Newaygo and Muskegon counties will participate in the seventh annual STEAM Challenge regional academic exhibition Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hesperia Middle School. The participating students are from the Out-of-School Time programs Engage! in Hesperia; REACH in White Cloud; and…

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Housing network to conduct count of local homeless people.

January 24, 2020

Housing network to conduct count of local homeless people. The West Michigan Housing Network is seeking out where the homeless are among us are for its annual Point-in-Time count Wednesday, Jan. 29. “We know that in rural areas, there are a lot of people who aren’t sheltered and who are homeless,” said Bill Jessup, West Michigan Housing Network chairperson and…

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HPD report.

January 24, 2020

HPD report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020: – 2:10 p.m., juvenile runaway, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. – 9:29 p.m., found property, 200 block of State Street, City of Hart. Friday, Jan. 17, 2020: – 9:03 a.m., a 37-year-old Hart man was arrested on an outstanding HPD…

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TV, coffee maker stolen.

January 24, 2020

TV, coffee maker stolen. WEARE TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating the larceny theft of a TV and Keurig coffee maker in the 8700 block of Oceana Drive, said Sgt. Dan Thomas. The crime was reported Thursday, Jan. 23, but it occurred Jan. 14. The following is other recent MSP activity in Oceana County:…

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