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Hart to ask voters to maintain tax rate for district improvements 

September 25, 2024

Continuing the tax rate for two years would generate about $11 million. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor  HART — Hart Public Schools officials are planning to ask voters in May to approve a proposal that would continue the district’s bond levy for two more years,…

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Super drunk driving arrests top police activity

September 25, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, Sept. 16, 2024: 4:14 a.m.,  an 18-year-old Hudsonville man was arrested for operating with a high blood alcohol content of .17 or higher — also called super drunk driving, Buchanan Road…

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Medical event may have led to truck crash

September 25, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. HART TOWNSHIP — A 79-year-old Hart man was transported by ambulance to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Polk Road near 100th Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 24, shortly after 4:30 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “It may have been…

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September 25, 2024

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Letter to the Editor: Immigration plays key role in local economy

September 24, 2024

Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Mason County Press, its staff or its parent company. For more information, please refer to MCP’s Letter to the Editor Policy. Dear Editor: I am writing to…

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