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Pirate runners capture conference championships

October 16, 2025

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. HART — Hart High School girls and boys cross country teams both won the West Michigan Conference Rivers championships Tuesday, Oct. 14. This marks the 10th consecutive year that the girls team has won the conference title, and it is the ninth straight title for…

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OWI, warrant arrests top Hart PD activity

October 16, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025: 11:41 a.m., harassment complaint, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. 10:46 p.m., a 54-year-old Ecorse, Mich. man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, Griswold and East…

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Man sentenced to prison in 20-year-old CSC case

October 15, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 54-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court to three to 15 years in prison for a conviction of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — force or coercion Monday, Oct. 13. Arnulfo Rios, Jr., pleaded “no contest” to the charge, May 12, and a second count of third-degree CSC…

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Trinity Health Shelby receives $20,000 grant to enhance maternal and infant care

October 15, 2025

SHELBY – Trinity Health Shelby, a critical access hospital serving Oceana County and surrounding rural communities, has received a $20,000 grant to advance maternal and infant health outcomes through specialized education and training, states a Trinity Health press release.  The funding was secured through the West Michigan Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WMPQC), one of 10 regional collaboratives in Michigan focused on…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Oct. 15, 2025

October 15, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced this week in Oceana County’ s 51st Circuit Court: – Felicia Lee Horton, 32, pleaded guilty June 2 to prisoner in possession of contraband and was sentenced Oct. 13 to 14 months to five years in prison and $198 in fines and costs. Horton’s sentence will be served consecutively to any parole violation sanctions…

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