From the moment a customer walks through the front door of West Shore Market, he or she is greeted with a friendly smile. By the time they leave, they’ve not only filled their grocery needs, but they’ve made a new friend or two, as well.
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Sometimes, cooking a meal can seem like such a chore. When you are cooking for one person, it can seem even more like a chore as you think about what to cook, how much to make, how to cut down recipes, and how to prepare everything.
Wednesdays, Centenary United Methodist Church Community Dinner, 5 p.m., church dining room, Hancock and First streets, Pentwater.
Laura Muirhead has been named a finalist in the 2025 Women Changing the World Awards, an esteemed recognition celebrating women making a global impact in areas such as leadership, advocacy, sustainability, education, innovation, and more.
The Hart Police Department has responded to the following events over the recent days.
Between March 17 and March 23, the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 202 calls for service. These calls spanned a wide range of incident types, including traffic stops, property services, welfare checks, transports, complaints, pick-ups, domestic matters, suspicious situ…
Oceana County Democratic Party General Membership Meeting, April 1, 2025, 7 PM EDT
The room was intense. Fifteen teams of four were concentrating on a task: completing the same 1000-piece puzzle faster than the other teams. It was the annual puzzle competition, held on March 22 at the Ladder Community Center in Shelby.
Bow down, mere mortals, for Quinn has entered the room. At 15 pounds of pure tortitude, she is equal parts sass, snuggles, and supreme ruler of whatever home she graces. Quinn is friendly—to those who deserve it. She will gladly accept chin scratches, head pats, and compliments on her luxuri…
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency (Mid Michigan CAA) released the findings of its 2024 Community Needs Assessment (CNA), spotlighting the most critical challenges faced by low-income individuals and families across Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Mecosta, Midland, Muskegon, Oceana, and Osceola count…
Applications are available for the $500.00 Rollins-Edlund Scholarship.
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FRUITPORT – Hart girls soccer kicked off their 2025 season by going into Fruitport and lost, 2-0 March 24 in a matchup of Division 3 and Division 2 schools.
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SHELBY – The Tigers opened their season against Tri-County and lost 6-3 in a game that was played in less-than-ideal conditions.
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HART – the Pirates will be fielding a young roster for their varsity boys golf team in 2025.
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ALLENDALE – The Hart Pirates began their defense of their state girls championship, and the boys began their season in the GVSU Lakers Challenge-small schools at Grand Valley State University March 21.
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PENTWATER – The Falcons track and field team are returning 16 starters this season and look to be a strong team again in 2025.
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Hart had 10 wrestlers named to the West Michigan Conference’s All Conference team and Shelby and Hesperia also had wrestlers named.
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Hart, Hesperia and Shelby had several boys and girls basketball players make the West Michigan Conference’s All-Conference teams for 2025.
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SHELBY – The returning players for the Tigers girls soccer team are being counted on to help shape the team’s incoming class and help get them ready to play at the varsity level, but they face a very rough road in a very strong conference.
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HART – The Pirates won a third Michigan High School Athletic Association girls track title in 2024 but look to make history by going for a fourth division 3 title, which hasn’t been done before.
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HART – The Pirates baseball squad is looking to build on their 2024 success, in which they won 16 wins, the most in 20 years.
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From the moment a customer walks through the front door of West Shore Market, he or she is greeted with a friendly smile. By the time they leave, they’ve not only filled their grocery needs, but they’ve made a new friend or two, as well.
All the colors under the sun can be found at the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store in Ludington. But just in case those aren’t enough, the store – located at 5862 U.S. 10 in Pere Marquette Township – also can stir up all the colors in the sun, above the sun and behind the sun, too.
The most difficult decision to make when visiting either of the two Brown Bear locations is what to choose from the selection of delicious items on the menu but the other decision may be to decide which location to visit - the downtown Pentwater or downtown Shelby restaurants.
Just like a puppy grows to become a dog, and a kitten a cat, Scrubbing Muzzles of Scottville has experienced its own growing pains. But for the all-star dog and cat grooming business that keeps growing, it’s a business that continues to experience a healthy and happy growth.
Back when Bill Haley and His Comets were singing Rock Around the Clock, when moviegoers were packing theaters to watch James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, and when Ike was strolling the halls of the White House, a young couple named Hoyt and Ann Payment were opening the doors to a new busin…
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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking the normally festive Eid al-Fitr holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the territory. (AP video: Abdel Kareem Hana/ Production: Wafaa …
People often ask me how I get the ideas for my columns. Well, first of all, there’s no set formula. An idea can pop up anywhere, any time.
Last week, I devoted this column to the wonders of Youtube. This week, I’m continuing my exploration of that phenomenon with a look at one of its most remarkable resurrections: the old What’s My Line panel show.
My name is Mariah Walzer. A few of your readers may know me, some more probably know my mother. Our family moved to Hesperia, my mother’s hometown, in 2004, when I was almost ten years old. I went to school, attended church, got my first job, and generally grew up in the Hesperia-Fremont community.
