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HPD news, published Sept. 9, 2025

September 9, 2025

The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025: 1:34 a.m., juvenile complaint, 400 block of Hart Street, City of Hart. 12:43 p.m., motorist assist, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 10:27 p.m., suspicious situation, 10 block of Orchard Street, City of Hart. Friday, Aug. 22, 2025: 12:21 p.m., motorist assist, 500 block…

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OCCOA presents ‘A Night at Moulin Rouge’ Sept. 20

September 9, 2025

HART — Oceana County Council On Aging presents “A Night at Moulin Rouge” Saturday, Sept. 20, from 6-10 p.m. at the senior center located 4250 W. Tyler Rd. “Step back in time and experience 1920s Paris at Charles Zidler’s Moulin Rouge, known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance,” states a press release about the event,…

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Electric Forest ‘Music in Schools’ program generates $40,000

September 9, 2025

When local students returned to school this fall, they discovered some new band and music equipment.  Since 2008, the four-day summer festival draws tens of thousands visitors from across the nation and beyond to experience a unique blend of art, music, and nature at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury.  “As the Electric Forest Festival continues to grow, so does…

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Plane that crashed in Manistee County was headed to Silver Lake

September 8, 2025

SPRINGDALE TOWNSHIP, Manistee County — A plane that crashed in Manistee County was headed to Silver Lake in Oceana County Sunday morning, Sept. 7, according to Manistee County Sheriff Brian Gutowski. The single-engine plane that landed nose first in some trees was carrying one passenger and a pilot. The passenger, who is a 49-year-old Beulah woman, received minor injuries and…

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Lighthouses to begin fall hours on Thursday

September 8, 2025

Fall hours at area lighthouses will begin on Thursday, Sept. 11. Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington State Park, Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse, Little Sable Point Lighthouse in Mears, and White River Light Station in Whitehall will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The lighthouses are operated by Lakeshore Keepers, formerly known as Sable Point…

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