SUMMIT TOWNSHIP, Mason County — District Health Department No. 10 and state environmental officials have confirmed a harmful algae bloom at Bass Lake in Mason County. The bloom was confirmed Monday, Aug. 17, by DHD No. 10 in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. Health officials said they will continue monitoring the harmful algae bloom,…
Laura May Sobode, 67, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Hart, died on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born Feb. 19, 1959, in Hart, the daughter of Richard and Sharlene (Elwell) Shafer. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, King-Hart Chapel.…
The County of Oceana is accepting applications for an Adult Probation Officer. Details describing the requirements of the job and rate of pay are available on the Oceana County website at www.oceana.mi.us Interested parties shall submit an application and/or resume with references to the following address: Oceana County Administrator’s Office Attn: Jessica LaPointe 100 State Street, Hart, MI 49420 (231)…
HART — West Shore Bank has contributed $10,000 to the Community Foundation for Oceana County’s Founders Circle Capital Campaign. The campaign is supporting the renovation of a historic building in downtown Hart that will become the foundation’s permanent home and provide a gathering space for the community. The renovated facility will include office and meeting space intended to serve residents,…
Janis Joy “Jan” Prather of Mears, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2026, following a long illness. She was born on April 20, 1945, in Freeport, Ill., to Roy and Doris Hefty. Raised in Orangeville, Ill., Jan graduated from Orangeville High School in the Class of 1963. She later attended Rock Valley…
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