Ottawa County

The court found that several members of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners did not violate the Open Meetings Act by allegedly meeting in private in 2022 ahead of taking the oath of office.

The Ottawa County GOP Party has passed a resolution declaring 2023 as ‘The Year of Bible’ after the county’s predominantly Republican Board of Commissioners has made sweeping changes since taking office in January.

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners have agreed to set aside an additional $110 thousand for its new legal representation.

The Third Circuit Court Thursday announced it had sanctioned Ottawa County for delaying over $80 million in opioid settlement funds from going out to other municipalities across Michigan. Daniel Boothe has the details.

Facing a wrongful termination lawsuit, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday invalidated the hiring of its public health officer.Back in January, the newly elected Ottawa County Board of Commissioners shocked a number of locally officials, when the newly sworn-in members voted to make sweeping changes to county leadership; one of them being the termination of public health officer Adeline Hambley.

A new group of commissioners in Ottawa County didn’t technically violate the law when they made a number of surprise, sweeping changes to county policy at their first meeting in January.

A major West Michigan water infrastructure project supporting food processors and future expansion in Ottawa and Muskegon Counties could soon receive state funding.“We have one of the most robust food processing sectors in the state and West Michigan.”And its about to expand with the Michigan Strategic Fund voting in favor of a $60 million allocation toward construction of a 20 mile, 30-inch force main wastewater line from Muskegon to Coopersville.

Community members in Ottawa County are banding together to fight racism on the lakeshore. The area’s Anti-Racism Task Force launched more than a year ago but met for the first-time ever in person this week, with new ideas and initiatives.

Community Mental Health of Ottawa County (CMH) has been awarded $3,805,542 in federal funds over the next two years to support behavioral health in the…

This week, Michigan House committee testimony will address the state’s affordable housing crisis. The Senate could also vote on a package of bipartisan…