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Ottawa County Health Officer Adeline Hambley has been recognized for contributions to strengthening public health policy after a yearlong legal battle with the former far-right majority on the county commission.
As Ottawa County’s Community Mental Health director grapples with serious challenges on how Medicaid funding shortfalls will affect his department and services, it is unclear if his contract with the county is valid.
An Ottawa County commissioner brought a concealed firearm onto Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus earlier this month. Although administration and staff were notified quickly, the University’s response time to the incident has raised questions.
A lawsuit disputing a trio of controversial decisions approved by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners last year has dropped one key claim challenging a contract to remediate an inland county lake.
The judge ruled that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act law does not require individual members of public bodies to comply with records requests unless the record is "used" by the body to perform a public function.
Ottawa County tackled a slew of big topics Tuesday as the divide deepened between the moderate Republican majority on the board of commissioners and the minority far-right Ottawa Impact faction.
From a change in legal counsel, revisiting a controversial lake remediation contract and trying to delay the closure of a coal-fired power plant, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is poised to make several big decisions at its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Although Ottawa County is not interested in getting into the public utility business, concerns continue to mount about the stability of the energy grid.
As two residents await a decision by an Allegan County judge over their lawsuit against the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, their attorney has filed to disqualify the jurist over claims she cannot be impartial.
