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Section of 88th Avenue closed for culvert work

April 22, 2025

HART TOWNSHIP — A section of 88th Avenue between Polk and Tyler roads will be closed until 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, for culvert maintenance, according to the Oceana County Road Commission.

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News alert: Crash at Polk Road and 72nd Avenue

April 22, 2025

HART — Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Polk Road and 72nd Avenue for a vehicle crash Tuesday, April 22, shortly after 8 a.m. It was reported that a teen driver was hit in the face by the airbag deployment and requested an EMS evaluation at the scene. No other injuries were reported. ________________________ Please Support Local News…

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Oceana County Democratic Party meets May 6

April 22, 2025

HART — The monthly meeting of the Oceana County Democratic Party is set for Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at the Hart Community Center, 407 S. State St. “Volunteers are needed for tasks as simple and specific as regularly attending a board of education meeting, or a township board meeting, to take notes, share information and keep informed.” “The…

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Shelby woman enjoys jobs on SS Badger

April 21, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Sue McDonald of Shelby likes to have fun at work. She started working at the SS Badger in 2024 as a galley prep cook, assisting the galley lead cook with preparing meals for the passengers and crew. Sue, who is retired, applied for the job at the urging of her daughter, Tonia Poort, who…

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Shelby man with 30 convictions arrested

April 21, 2025

FERRY TOWNSHIP —  A 42-year-old Shelby man was arrested Thursday, April 17, shortly after 4 p.m. in the 1800 block of Fish Road by troopers from the Michigan State Police, Hart post, on three felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police, one felony count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and one count of parole violation,…

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