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News alert: vehicle vs. bike crash near Polk and 72nd Ave.

October 2, 2025

HART — Emergency crews responded to a vehicle vs. bicycle crash near the intersection of Polk Road and 72nd Avenue Thursday, Oct. 2, around 8:15 p.m. Dispatch information indicated that a 17-year-old male subject suffered a head injury. _____________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your…

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‘Ongoing discovery’ delays murder case

October 2, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The probable cause hearing for a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was adjourned Tuesday, Sept. 30,  in Oceana County’s 79th District Court as the attorneys disclose information about the case through the discovery process. “It was agreed by both sides to adjourn the probable cause conference to Oct. 21,”…

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HPD news, published Oct. 2, 2025

October 2, 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, Sept. 25, 2025: 10:52 a.m., assault and battery, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. 2 p.m., assault and battery, 2000 block of Comfort Drive, City of Hart. 2:04 p.m.,…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Oct. 1, 2025

October 1, 2025

HART — The following were recently arraigned in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Paulette Jean Moon, 60, of Fremont; a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated and misdemeanors of driving while license suspended and open intoxicants. Preliminary exam: Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. – John Perry Harford V, 31, of Hart, drug possession. Preliminary exam: Oct. 7 at…

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North Shore Drive to close for bridge work

October 1, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Bridge maintenance work on North Shore Drive between Hazel and Taylor roads in the Silver Lake area is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 6, at 6 a.m., according to the Oceana County Road Commission. “This work will require the road to be completely shut down, and traffic will be directed to take 24th Avenue to Fox Road…

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