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Shipwrecked sailor remains stuck in Lake Michigan

August 2, 2023

UPDATE: The boat was finally freed and towed to Pentwater Wednesday, Aug. 2. Shipwrecked sailor remains stuck in Lake Michigan By Allison Scarbrough, Editor BENONA TOWNSHIP — It’s like Deja Vu for English sailor Jonathan Baxter, 71, whose 33-feet-long sailboat— aptly named Deja Vu — has been stuck in Lake Michigan near Stony Lake for a week and a half.…

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Aug. 19

August 2, 2023

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Aug. 19 HART — This is an annual call to clean out your basement and garage and look for old, unused, or mystery products that require safe disposal. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hart Department of Public Works building,…

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Police seek public’s help in finding hit-and-run crash driver

August 2, 2023

Police seek public’s help in finding hit-and-run crash driver OTTO TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is seeking the public’s assistance in finding the driver of a Polaris RZR involved in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday, Aug. 1, at around 7 p.m. on South 112th Avenue near East Yale Road. The RZR hit a 2014 Subaru Outback…

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Two Oceana business owners selected as Pitch North finalists

August 1, 2023

Two Oceana business owners selected as Pitch North finalists Five area entrepreneurs to pitch business ideas for chance at $5,000 NEWAYGO COUNTY — Two Oceana County business owners are among five rural entrepreneurs that have been selected to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges during the fifth annual Pitch North competition. Brian Woods, owner of Big Skinny’s…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 1, 2023

August 1, 2023

79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 1, 2023 HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Jerel Lucas Karn, of 2527 Chinn St., Ashland, Kentucky, pleaded guilty July 25 to operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to five days in jail with credit for four days served for failure to pay on time as part…

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