🌱 What investigators say about the Hart Township payroll check theft
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- What investigators say about the Hart Township payroll check theft
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Becoming windier, not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 27.
- Thursday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 44 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Payroll checks stolen from business office (oceanacountypress.com) — Blank payroll checks and a debit card were stolen during a reported break-in at Northland Castings Corporation in Hart Township, and the case is under active investigation by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The checks have since been recovered, but residents should be aware of the related fraudulent debit card activity and ongoing law enforcement work. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Furnaces and water heaters are common carbon monoxide or CO poisoning sources.
Have a professional inspect heating systems, water heaters and any other fuel-burning appliances and equipment every year. Learn more about CO at… (Nextdoor )
- AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Sales Manager - Part Time in Hart. Apply here.
- H&R Block posted a job opening for Tax Preparer Assistant- Franchise Location in Hart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hart here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shelby
- Mich. firefighter/medics are first in county with pre-hospital administration of Cyanokit (ems1.com)
Ludington
- 2026 Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant brings 5 candidates (manisteenews.com)
- Prosecutor staffing, road bonding request on the agenda (shorelinemedia.net)
- Weekend police report, published Dec. 15, 2025 (masoncountypress.com)
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