Water Safety Day June 19.

June 2, 2021

Water Safety Day June 19. PENTWATER – As the head of the marine division for the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Tim Simon wants to ensure that everyone is safe on the water each summer – especially children. That is why Simon is offering the third annual Oceana County Water Safety Day Saturday, June 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 2…

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Portion of Garfield Road closed Wednesday.

June 2, 2021

Portion of Garfield Road closed Wednesday. GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Garfield Road is closed between 198th and 200th avenues Wednesday, June 2, until 2 p.m. for road construction, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Please consider helping fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals…

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Pentwater Chamber of Commerce to hold golf outing

June 2, 2021

Pentwater Chamber of Commerce to hold golf outing PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — The Pentwater Chamber of Commerce will hold a golf outing at Lakeside Links Golf Club, 5369 W. Chauvez Rd., on Saturday, June 12, 2021 beginning at 9 a.m. Cost is $75 per person, four player scramble, for 18 holes. Cost includes contests, prizes and a cookout.…

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Suspect confesses to stealing over 200 signs.

June 1, 2021

Suspect confesses to stealing over 200 signs. HART — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police has identified a suspect who confessed to stealing over 200 business signs in the last three years in Oceana and Mason counties, said Sgt. Dan Thomas. Everet Horton of Pentwater runs the business, Everet the Mole Guy, and many of his yellow signs displayed around…

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Weekend police news, June 1, 2021.

June 1, 2021

Weekend police news, June 1, 2021. The following is police activity in Oceana County over Memorial Day weekend: Friday, May 28, 2021: 3:25 a.m., (OCSO), assault and battery between intoxicated siblings, East Polk Road, Elbridge Township. A report is being sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review. 7:16 p.m., (OCSO), a 30-year-old Hart man was cited for driving…

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Honoring our fallen military heroes.

May 31, 2021

Honoring our fallen military heroes. Memorial Day parade in Hart, May 31, 2021.  

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Hart High School graduation, May 28, 2021.

May 28, 2021

Hart High School graduation, May 28, 2021. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.

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78th District Court sentencings, May 28, 2021.

May 28, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, May 28, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Alexander Lee Evelhoch, 26, of 5292 N. Dickinson Ave., Hesperia, was found guilty May 17 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE);…

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HPD report, May 27, 2021.

May 27, 2021

HPD report, May 27, 2021. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, May 20, 2021: 3:30 p.m., 911 hang up, 400 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. 4:30 p.m., larceny, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 6 p.m., motorist assist, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. 6:29 p.m., vehicle crash, no…

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78th District Court sentencings, May 27, 2021.

May 27, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, May 27, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Amy Marie Dodge, 33, of 1116 S. 132nd Ave., Shelby, was found guilty April 28 of failure to report an accident to fixtures and was sentenced to $500 in fines and costs. One count of failure to report…

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Police news, May 27, 2021.

May 27, 2021

Police news, May 27, 2021. The following is recent activity of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: Tuesday, May 26, 2021: 11:30 a.m., a 26-year-old Manistee man was arrested on multiple warrants for failure to appear, 7500 block of Michigan Avenue, Village of Rothbury. Wednesday, May 27, 2021: 11:18 p.m., car/deer crash, Shelby Road near 36th Avenue, Benona Township. Thursday,…

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Hesperia Memorial Day service.

May 27, 2021

Hesperia Memorial Day service. HESPERIA — There will be a small Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 31, beginning at 11 a.m. at Vida Weaver Park by the Hesperia Dam. American Legion members will lay wreaths and do a 21-gun salute. Taps will be played, and the Hesperia High School Marching Band will perform patriotic songs. Please consider helping to fund…

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Walkerville Memorial Day program.

May 27, 2021

Walkerville Memorial Day program. WALKERVILLE — Several VFW and American Legion members will gather at the Veterans Memorial at the Fairlawn Cemetery, located at Harrison Road and 168th Avenue for Memorial Day services Monday, May 31, at 9 a.m. There will be no formal program, but Walkerville veterans are welcome to stand in formation. The public is welcome to attend.…

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Memorial Day service in Rothbury.

May 27, 2021

Memorial Day service in Rothbury. ROTHBURY — The Memorial Day ceremony begins Monday, May 31, at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Cemetery on Winston Road and proceeds to Oakgrove Cemetery on Webster Road. Master of Ceremonies is Bill Wagner, and Pastor Brian Wolf from Rothbury Community Church will speak. The American Legion Color Guard from Whitehall will…

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Hart Public Schools hosts Memorial Day parade.

May 26, 2021

Hart Public Schools hosts Memorial Day parade. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — It’s been a long time since there has been a parade because of COVID-19 crowd restrictions. But as the pandemic restrictions loosen, beloved community events are beginning to return. Under the leadership…

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Vietnam wall stopping in Hart July 7-11.

May 25, 2021

Vietnam wall stopping in Hart July 7-11. HART — A Vietnam traveling memorial is scheduled to make a stop at the Oceana County Fairgrounds July 7-11. The memorial was scheduled to visit Hart last summer but was canceled due to COVID-19.  It is 80 percent the size of the national monument in Washington DC, which is the largest replica. The…

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Hart man pleads guilty to aggravated stalking, resisting police.

May 25, 2021

Hart man pleads guilty to aggravated stalking, resisting police. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Hart man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 25, to felonies of aggravated stalking, two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and third-offense habitual offender. Kevin James Kaiser, whose last known address is 215 S. State St., has been lodged in the Mason…

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Man shot by state police in Newaygo County was armed with air rifle.

May 25, 2021

Man shot by state police in Newaygo County was armed with air rifle. BEAVER TOWNSHIP, Newaygo Co. — Investigators have released the identification of the man who confronted troopers from the Michigan State Police, Hart post, and was fatally shot by police Saturday morning, May 22, as Johnny Owen King, 63,  King had been living at the address where the…

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Hart fifth graders graduate from TEAM.

May 25, 2021

Hart fifth graders graduate from TEAM. HART — Approximately 100 Hart Middle School fifth graders graduated from the Hart Police Department TEAM (Teaching, Educating And Mentoring) program. The program taught annually by Sgt. Kevin Skipski encompasses a host of classes on fire safety, internet safety, feeling safe and secure, drug resistance, why we have rules and laws, Michigan Community Child…

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COVID-19 off-site vaccine clinics available.

May 25, 2021

COVID-19 off-site vaccine clinics available. OCEANA COUNTY — Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is widely available, District Health Department #10 is bringing it to the community through off-site vaccine clinics.  You do not need an appointment – just walk in to any clinic to receive your vaccine. All clinics will have Pfizer for 12 years old and older, and most…

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Two local women compete for Asparagus Queen crown.

May 25, 2021

Two local women compete for Asparagus Queen crown. SHELBY — Two local women — Tara Oomen and Grace Huffman — are competing for the Asparagus Queen crown to represent Oceana County’s asparagus industry. One woman will be crowned queen and the other first runner-up Saturday, June 5, at Shelby High School during the queen pageant which begins at 5 p.m.…

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