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Pirate News: Hart HS postpones prom to Aug. 7 due to COVID-19.

April 13, 2020

Pirate News: Hart HS postpones prom to Aug. 7 due to COVID-19. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in cooperation with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Normally this time of year, high school students are readying for prom — the memorable springtime celebration that is an evening of glamour and fun. Girls are…

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Police investigate break-ins, thefts.

April 10, 2020

Police investigate break-ins, thefts. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020: – 3:53 a.m., (Hart Police Department), medical assist, 100 block of Courtland Street, City of Hart. – 9:50 a.m., (HPD), fraud, 400 block of State Street, City of Hart. – 10 a.m., (HPD), wellbeing check, 100 block of Courtland Street, City of…

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EF 2020 canceled due to COVID-19.

April 9, 2020

EF 2020 canceled due to COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The Rothbury Village Council voted down a proposal to postpone the Electric Forest Festival with 5-2 vote during a cold and blustery outdoor meeting Thursday, April 9. The decision cancels Electric Forest Festival in 2020. Festival producers proposed moving the massive music festival from June 25-28 to Sept.…

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Jail at lowest capacity in decades during COVID-19.

April 9, 2020

Jail at lowest capacity in decades during COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — There are 27 inmates presently lodged in the Oceana County Jail, which is a 66-person-capacity facility, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. That is the lowest inmate population he has ever seen in his 27-year career with the sheriff’s office. In an effort to prevent the…

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Council to act on request to move EF to September.

April 9, 2020

Council to act on request to move EF to September. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The Rothbury Village Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. to vote on a request from Electric Forest Festival producers to move the massive music festival from the end of June to mid-September in the midst of the COVID-19…

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