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144th Avenue in Ferry closed this week

September 25, 2023

144th Avenue in Ferry closed this week FERRY TOWNSHIP — A portion of 144th Avenue between Warren and Baseline roads will be closed to traffic this week Monday through Thursday, Sept. 25-28, for road maintenance, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Local residents will be able to access their homes. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County…

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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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