By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The 65,000-square-foot Tiger Athletic & Community Center opened last month in the Shelby Township Community Park, at 4101 Buchanan Rd., and the community will get a chance to celebrate its grand opening Wednesday, July 29. The $9.4 million facility was funded partially through $3.1 million in grants, and the remaining costs were…
LUDINGTON — The 43-year-old Shelby man who died after reportedly “jumped head first” into a swimming pool Tuesday afternoon, July 14, has been identified as Mark Henrickson, Jr., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The case remains under investigation, said Sheriff Cole Thursday. The incident occurred in the 4800 block of West Birch Lane in Mason County’s Summit Township at…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Even though school is out for the summer, Hart Public Schools campus has been a busy place. Work has been underway this summer on building projects approved by voters last spring. Voters in the school district voted 632-408…
With heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires choking the air, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an air quality alert for Thursday and Friday, July 16 and July 17. The fires are creating “elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke,” states the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.“Pollutants within those areas are expected…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The 22-year-old man who died following a single-vehicle crash, July 8, has been identified by the Michigan State Police as Frank Baxcajay of Shelby. The passenger who was seriously injured in the crash is Jorge Garcia, 40, of Miami, Fla., according to MSP. Troopers from the Hart post responded to the crash on South Oceana Drive south…
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