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News alert: Golf cart crash in Pentwater Township

August 27, 2025

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews responded to a golf cart crash on Hilltop Court Wednesday, Aug. 27, around 5:15 p.m. According to dispatch information, a 72-year-old man was unresponsive.

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The Artificery & Merchantpunk Trading Co. opens in Hart

August 27, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Adam Perysian has turned his creative passion into a unique business, The Artificery & Merchantpunk Trading Co. The new store recently opened for business in downtown Hart about a month ago. Located at 208 Washington St., the shop is situated next door to the Smith & Eddy Insurance office and across the street…

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Hart police seek public’s help in identifying individuals in fraud case 

August 27, 2025

HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating a fraud case and is seeking the public’s help in identifying individuals in several photographs. HPD posted the photos Wednesday, Aug. 27, on the department’s Facebook page, stating: *****ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY***** The Hart Police Department is currently investigating a fraud complaint. The department is attempting to identify the individuals in the below…

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Preliminary exam in murder case rescheduled

August 26, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Shale Nicole Campos, 46, who is charged with open murder for the shooting death of her husband Jason Campos, waived the right to have a preliminary exam within 21 days during a probable cause hearing in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, Aug. 26. By waiving that right, Campos’s preliminary exam originally scheduled…

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Woman sent to prison for sneaking meth into jail, sharing it with inmates

August 26, 2025

Prosecutor: ‘This was before the jail had the body scanner available. This incident did help demonstrate the need for a body scanner to further limit the ability of people with bad intentions of sneaking things into the jail that do not belong there.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 28-year-old woman was sentenced to six to 20 years…

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