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Pirate News: Teacher-student connection stays strong even at a distance.

May 8, 2020

Pirate News: Teacher-student connection stays strong even at a distance. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in cooperation with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Despite the challenges of distance learning due to the statewide closure of school buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hart High School science teacher Amy Weesies maintains a strong connection with…

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Mother of 11 puppies missing.

May 8, 2020

UPDATE: The dogs have been safely returned. Mother of 11 puppies missing. GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Hoping for a Mother’s Day Weekend reunion, police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing Bully Pitbull who is the mother of 11 4-week-old pups. “They need their mother,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The dog, named Skye, and…

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Baseline Road closed for re-paving.

May 7, 2020

Baseline Road closed for re-paving. HART TOWNSHIP — Baseline Road between 88th and 96th avenues — in front of the county animal shelter and airport — is closed Thursday and Friday, May 7 and 8, to begin a $250,000 paving project, according to Sandy Griffin of the Oceana County Road Commission. “The shoulder work and road base work will be…

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Nurses to be honored with luminaries May 12.

May 7, 2020

Nurses to be honored with luminaries May 12. LUDINGTON — Luminary bags with special messages of support and gratitude will light up the night outside Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital as well as homes and neighborhoods in Mason and Oceana counties, and throughout west Michigan, on Tuesday, May 12, to mark the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and to recognize…

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Friday Night Lights to honor Shelby grads.

May 6, 2020

Friday Night Lights to honor Shelby grads. SHELBY — The Shelby High School football stadium will light up at 20:20 military time (8:20 p.m.) Friday evening, May 8, in honor of the Shelby 2020 graduates. “We are so excited to be able to participate in Friday Night Lights to honor our Class of 2020 on what would be their graduation…

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