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Power outage causes scare

April 28, 2015
Power outage causes scare

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A power outage Tuesday afternoon, April 28, caused by a blown-out substation near GHSP on Industrial Park Drive apparently caused small fires at the Oceana County Jail and Shopko, but no injuries were reported and no significant damage occurred. Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to an electrical explosion near GHSP at approximately 1…

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Rail trail rebuild project draws near

April 28, 2015
Rail trail rebuild project draws near

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An ambitious $4.5 million project to rebuild the 22-mile William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail begins this summer. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) opens bids on the project this Friday, May 1, said Hart City Manager Stan Rickard. The project entails re-paving the entire trail, widening it from 8 feet to 10 feet…

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City readies for utility phase of Johnson/Water Street project

April 28, 2015

HART — As the Johnson/Water Street improvement project draws near, officials plan to meet next week for a pre-construction conference. Reconstruction of Johnson Street, from State Street to Peach Street near the Hart Public Schools campus, and resurfacing of Water Street, from Johnson Street to Lincoln Street, take place this summer. The $798,000 project also includes water, sewer and electric…

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Driver receives minor injuries in rollover crash

April 27, 2015
Driver receives minor injuries in rollover crash

BENONA TWP. — A 37-year-old New Era man received minor injuries in a rollover crash on Stony Lake Road near 48th Avenue Monday, April 27, shortly after 3 p.m. The Chevy Trailblazer the man was driving flipped over three times and came to rest on the north side of the road after the man attempted to pass a tractor that…

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Minor injuries reported in rollover; child ejected

April 27, 2015
Minor injuries reported in rollover; child ejected

HART — A 2004 Chrysler Pacifica sport utility vehicle transporting at least six people Saturday evening, April 25, flipped over on Oceana Drive near the Hart Animal Clinic, ejecting a child from the rear door. Only minor injuries were reported in the 8:12 p.m. crash, said Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback, with three people being transported by Oceana County EMS…

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