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Hart Winterfest set for Feb. 1

January 22, 2025

HART – The snow is piling up, and the annual Hart Winterfest set for Saturday Feb. 1 will offer a day piled with fun and exciting events for all ages.   Winterfest will pack in several cold weather activities, including a vintage snowmobile show and swap meet, a soup walk, an outdoor corn hole tournament, a scavenger hunt and more. Vintage…

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Winter storm warning in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday

January 21, 2025

  UPDATE: A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, for Mason, Oceana and Muskegon counties. ‘Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.’ Oceana, Mason Muskegon, Lake, Newaygo, Ottawa, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties have been upgraded from a winter weather advisory to a…

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Police news, published Jan. 21, 2025

January 21, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025: 11:10 a.m., a 51-year-old Hart man was cited for driving while license revoked, northbound US 31 near Tyler Road, Hart Township. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025: 1:37 a.m., a 31-year-old Rothbury…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Jan. 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Timothy Allan Robinson, 64, of Mears, third-offense operating while intoxicated and transporting open intoxicants. Competency hearing: Jan. 23 at 9:15 a.m. – Gregory Merle Felt, Jr., 40, of Hesperia, larceny in a building. Preliminary exam: Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.  – Michael Earl Miles, 58,…

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79th District Court sentences, published Jan. 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Mark Alan Henrickson, Jr., 41, of Shelby, pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to alcohol — open container in a vehicle and was sentenced to a $200 fine. One count of wildlife conservation violation was dismissed. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of State (SOS). Patrick Daniel VanHaften, 52, of…

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