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MSU Extension Conservation Stewards Program set for this fall

July 24, 2025

The Michigan Conservation Stewards Program offers eight weeks of instruction this fall. The program will include weekly online course content, in-person lectures, field instruction and more. Michigan State University Extension’s Conservation Stewards Program (CSP) is now enrolling participants for the eight-week program, which runs from September to November.  In 2025, CSP will be offered across six cohort locations, including one…

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HPD news, published July 24, 2025

July 24, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Hart Police Department activity: Thursday, July 17, 2025: 3 a.m., parking complaint, 10 block of Orchard Street, City of Hart. 11:10 a.m., retail fraud, 20 block of State Street, City of Hart. 12:06 p.m., wellbeing check, Polk Road and…

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Hesperia’s boil water advisory remains in effect 

July 23, 2025

HESPERIA — The Village of Hesperia’s boil water advisory remains in effect until further notice, Village Clerk Vicki Burrell stated Wednesday, July 23. The boil water advisory is the result of a water main break Monday, July 21. The water is safe to bathe in without boiling it. Results from a second round of testing will provide further information, said…

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Woman travels from Germany for extraordinary reunion with cat

July 22, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor MEARS — They say cats have nine lives, and a cat named Trixie may be proof of that old adage. Trixie’s owner recently traveled over 4,000 miles from Germany to Oceana County to be reunited with her beloved feline after they were separated five years ago. It is presumed Trixie survived as a stray the…

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Police news, published July 22, 2025

July 22, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is recent Michigan State Police, Hart post, activity in Oceana County: Thursday, July 17, 2025: 11 a.m., a 35-year-old Twin Lake man was arrested for cocaine possession and parole violation, 500 block of 142nd Avenue, Otto Township. He was lodged in…

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