Sarah Leach is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist who led 15 Michigan papers for 15 years. She is a graduate of Central Michigan University and is an advocate for local and student journalism.
OTTAWA COUNTY — The White House has once again delayed the U.S. TikTok ban, leaving the app's future a mystery for another 90 days — leaving millions in the lurch on how to reach customers. Released in 2016, TikTok is a short-form video platform where users can post, share
Ottawa County recently received $500,000 in grant funds to focus on brownfield redevelopment sites in Grand Haven and Holland.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is regrouping after its hired search firm dropped out of the process to find the county's next permanent administrator.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has challenged the U.S. Department of Energy's forcing the Consumers Energy-owned J.H. Campbell plant in Port Sheldon to remain open for 90 days, arguing that the move will force customers to absorb exorbitant costs.
A lawsuit disputing a pair of controversial employee severance agreements approved by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners late last year will continue, without the plaintiff or his attorney having access to closed session minutes that are key to the case.
Ottawa County might need to go back to the drawing board after all but one finalist dropped out of the search process for the next administrator Tuesday night.
As Ottawa County searches for its next county administrator — its fifth in three years — the undertaking is shaping up to be vastly different than the last four searches.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued the emergency order on Friday, May 23 — just eight days before the plant was scheduled to shut down, a plan that has been in place since 2021.
Local, state and national officials are warning that unless Michigan environmental officials can fast-track PFAS regulations to allow for harbor dredging this year, it could end up costing Ottawa County residents millions.
