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Farming truck rear-ends school bus.

May 15, 2019

Farming truck rear-ends school bus. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. WEARE TOWNSHIP – A Hart Public Schools bus transporting nearly 30 students was rear-ended by a Ford flat-bed farming truck on Oceana Drive near Jackson Road Wednesday, May 15, shortly after 3:30 p.m. Police were not immediately notified if anyone on the bus was injured, but the truck driver suffered non-life-threatening…

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Township board nixes Silver Lake sewer project.

May 15, 2019

Township board nixes Silver Lake sewer project. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – A proposed $23.8 million public sewer project that was developed by township officials to protect Silver Lake water quality was unanimously voted down by the Golden Township Board Tuesday evening, May 14, due to strong public opposition from residents in the summer tourist community. The plan…

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Police week ceremony Friday.

May 15, 2019

Police week ceremony Friday. #NationalPoliceWeek HART – In honor of National Police Week, Oceana police officers will gather for a memorial service Friday, May 17, at noon on the courthouse lawn. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast will provide the introduction, followed by the opening prayer by the Rev. Dan Barnum-Steggerda of the Hart and Shelby United Church of Christ. Color…

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Closing the digital divide in Oceana County.

May 15, 2019

Closing the digital divide in Oceana County. HART – The digital divide, namely the lack of adequate internet service in rural areas, may be closing in Oceana County over the next several years following the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) most recent round of funding that targets rural areas throughout the US for broadband service, according to a press release from…

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MSP report.

May 15, 2019

MSP report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: Monday, May 13, 2019: – 11 p.m., a 34-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, open intoxicants and no insurance, Winston Road near 64th Avenue, Grant Township. Tuesday, May 14, 2019: – 5:20 a.m., a 34-year-old Ludington man was arrested…

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