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Full stomachs and full hearts

July 10, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Wildcat News is a presentation of Walkerville Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  WALKERVILLE — Every Wednesday morning during the summer in Walkerville, thousands of free meals are distributed by a dedicated team of school food service workers and volunteers. Cars line up down the main street in town, extending around the corner,…

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Widespread Spectrum outage impacts local businesses

July 9, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — A widespread outage of Spectrum internet and phone service impacted many businesses in Oceana County and the White Lake area Wednesday, July 9. Businesses posted on social media that their phones were not working and they were unable to process credit card transactions as a result of the outage. The “multi-node” outage affected approximately 20,000 customers, according…

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Hart hires firm to aid in city manager search

July 8, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Following the announcement of Hart City Manager Rob Splane’s resignation, the city has hired a consulting firm to aid in the search for his replacement. Splane announced his resignation from the post at the end of May due to health reasons, but he agreed to stay on until a replacement is found. He…

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Hart Area Fire Department debuts Rescue 181 

July 8, 2025

HART — The Hart Area Fire Department announced the donation of a new Polaris Ranger XD 1500 NorthStar edition Side-By-Side (SXS) off-road rescue vehicle.  “This rescue unit is in service on the sand dunes in the summer and on the snowmobile trails in the winter,” Hart Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring said in a press release.  “The Hart Area Fire Department…

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Cutter receives professional of the year award

July 8, 2025

HART — Hart Bio-Pure Superintendent Paul Cutter was recently awarded the Doris Van Dam Operations Professional of the Year Award at the 100th anniversary conference of the Michigan Water Environment Association. “This award is given to a nominee who has displayed outstanding service to an employer and to MWEA, contributed to the professional growth of co-workers, consistently generated good quality…

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