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Missing Hart boy found

November 7, 2023

Missing Hart boy found HART — Kaleb Anderson, the boy who was reported missing in the Hart area Monday Nov. 6, has been found, local law enforcement reported Tuesday, Nov. 7. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three…

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Five education proposals on Tuesday’s ballot

November 6, 2023

Five education proposals on Tuesday’s ballot HART — Five education-related proposals will appear on ballots in Oceana County Tuesday, Nov. 7. Voters who live in precincts impacted by the proposals will vote on the following: Click on each link to read the ballot language:  Hesperia Community Schools operating millage renewal proposal  Mason County Central School District bond proposals I and…

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Prisoner re-sentenced in car theft case

November 6, 2023

Prisoner re-sentenced in car theft case By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Rothbury man currently incarcerated in the Alger Correctional  Facility in Munising was re-sentenced to 19 months to five years in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 6, for a conviction of unlawful driving away of an automobile/car theft. Daniel Laurence Marcinak pleaded guilty to two…

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Grease fire damages home

November 6, 2023

Grease fire damages home ROTHBURY — A grease fire damaged a double-wide trailer at 2725 Forrest St. Saturday, Nov. 4, shortly after 11 a.m., according to Grant Township Fire Chief Dan Yost. “The person who lives there had cooked French fries in grease on the stove, and he went to the store and had forgotten that he had left (the…

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Weekend police news, posted Nov. 6, 2023

November 6, 2023

Weekend police news, posted Nov. 6, 2023 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023: 10:29 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), malicious destruction of property, 8500 North Oceana Drive, three tires were slashed, Weare Township. 11:30…

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