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Beards with benefits: Officers quit shaving to raise money for charity

September 22, 2023

Beards with benefits: Officers quit shaving to raise money for charity HART – If you’re beginning to notice that many of our local police officers are looking a little scruffy, it’s because they’re participating in “No Shave November” to raise money for a local charity. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast said he decided to begin the campaign a little earlier…

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Man transported to hospital following crash, drugged driving charge pending

September 22, 2023

Man transported to hospital following crash, drugged driving charge pending OTTO TOWNSHIP — A criminal charge of operating while under the influence of drugs against a 35-year-old Rothbury man is pending lab analysis of a blood draw following a one-vehicle crash Tuesday, Sept. 19, shortly before 7 a.m. on South 116th Avenue near Roosevelt Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff…

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Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder

September 21, 2023

Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder Carlos Sanchez will receive a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — A 33-year-old Muskegon man was found guilty by a jury in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Thursday, Sept. 21, of first-degree murder and felony firearm for shooting and killing a 28-year-old Muskegon man with…

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Warrant arrests top HPD activity

September 21, 2023

Warrant arrests top HPD activity The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023: 1:03 p.m., a 26-year-old Hart woman was arrested for retail fraud and on an outstanding warrant issued in Ottawa County, 200 block of State Street, City of Hart. 8:10 p.m., trespassing, 300 block of Jefferson Street, City of Hart. 8:57 p.m.,…

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Pirate elementary teacher honored as ‘Distinguished Educator’

September 21, 2023

Pirate elementary teacher honored as ‘Distinguished Educator’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor  Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.   HART — Spitler Elementary School first grade teacher Megan Stoneman begins her fifth year in education with an award for her hard work. Stoneman received the United Way of the Lakeshore Distinguished Educator Award,…

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