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Boys Varsity Basketball: Hart defeats Western Michigan Christian

January 27, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. FRUITPORT — The Hart Pirates defeated the Western Michigan Christian Warriors Monday 48-39. Hart Coach Nick Bronsema described the game as a “grind-it-out kind of night.” “We had to grind a close…

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Meth dealer sentenced to prison

January 26, 2026

Over 80 grams of meth confiscated by police By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 48-year-old Muskegon man convicted by a jury last month of four felony counts in connection to a meth dealing operation was sentenced to prison Monday, Jan. 26, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court. Joshua Charles Averill was sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to…

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Fire destroys house, cats die in blaze

January 26, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART TOWNSHIP — A house in the 2700 block of N. 64th Avenue was destroyed by fire Monday morning, Jan. 26. “It’s a total loss,” said Michigan State Police Sgt. Michael Cuevas who responded to the scene.  Firefighters from Hart, Shelby-Benona and Pentwater were dispatched to the scene in the frigid cold at 9:20 a.m.,…

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Police news, published Jan. 26, 2026

January 26, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026: 9:51 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 42-year-old New Era man was arrested for domestic violence, 5300 block of South Oceana Drive, Grant Township. He was lodged in the Oceana…

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Winter weather advisory issued

January 26, 2026

OCEANA COUNTY — A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for west Michigan — including Oceana and Mason counties — beginning at midnight Monday, Jan. 26, through 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. Expect total snow accumulation between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause blowing and drifting snow and…

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