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HPD news, published Feb. 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025: 12:06 a.m., suspicious situation, 10 block of State Street, City of Hart. 9:52 a.m., a 33-year-old Hart woman was arrested for probation violation, 800 block of Griswold Street, City…

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Perch derby, 5K race, sledding, skiing top Pentwater Winterfest activities

February 5, 2025

PENTWATER — Village of Pentwater residents and visitors are gearing up for the annual Winterfest celebration this weekend. A highlight event is the 15th Annual Ryan Williams Perch Derby Saturday, Feb. 8, on Pentwater Lake — weather and ice conditions permitting. The ice fishing competition runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is from 7-10 a.m. at the Pentwater…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Feb. 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Marquis Terrell Nix, 35, pleaded guilty Nov. 12, 2024 to a felony of methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and was sentenced Jan. 27, 2025 to one year in jail and $598 in fines and costs. – Theodore Alan Smith, 51, pleaded guilty Nov. 18,…

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Hart man allegedly wields pistol while at bank

February 3, 2025

UPDATE: Case dismissed Feb. 18, 2025 By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WALKERVILLE — A 39-year-old Hart man was arrested on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm after wielding a pistol at the Lake-Osceola State Bank, at 133 E. Main St., and causing a minor injury to a 62-year-old man. Kyle Jon Peters…

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Thief/thieves steal mail, packages from postal box

February 3, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — A thief or thieves stole mail and packages from a US Postal Service collection box at the Rothbury Post Office on Winston Road. The theft was reported Saturday, Feb. 1, shortly before 8 a.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Miscellaneous letters and packages were stolen after the culprit or culprits pried open…

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