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Smith & Eddy Insurance opens Hart office; open house Thursday

May 14, 2025

HART — Smith & Eddy Insurance is hosting an open house on Thursday, May 15 at its new office, 50 S. State St. Suite B. This will be the company’s fourth office with other locations in Scottville, Manistee, and Bear Lake. Smith & Eddy Insurance is a locally-owned business with its roots dating back to 1902 beginning in Scottville. For…

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88th Avenue between Polk and Fox roads closed for reconstruction

May 14, 2025

HART TOWNSHIP — A section of 88th Avenue between Polk and Fox roads is closed for reconstruction until further notice, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. The project began Wednesday, May 14.  

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House fire avoided when lithium battery explodes

May 13, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A house fire was avoided when a lithium battery exploded on the home’s front porch on North June Drive Monday, May 12, shortly before 4 p.m.  “They were charging a small RC (radio-controlled) car battery in their enclosed front porch,” said Hart Area Fire Department Public Information Officer Troy Maloney, who is…

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Barbed-wire horse sculpture to remain on permanent display by Pentwater Channel

May 13, 2025

PENTWATER — As the Pentwater Arts Council’s 2024-2025 Sculpture Walk draws to an end, the council announced its donation of a favored sculpture piece, “Gypsy,” to the Village of Pentwater.   “With the help of Pentwater community input, the final decision of ‘Gypsy’ was favored by a slightly greater than 2-1 vote over ‘Time Passes,’ another popular sculpture piece,” states a…

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May 12, 2025

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