The winners of Hope College's annual Pull tug-of-war event got even this year — as in the even year team. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/hope-sophomo...

In her latest memoir Berghoef — known locally as a speaker, photographer and civil discourse consultant — said she was uncertain if she would be accepted back in her conservative community after a path that led her on a progressive journey. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/christy-berg...

Obituaries: October 2025 www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/obituaries-o...

See what events are planned for October. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/community-ca...

Rusty Vining group aims to release its debut album by Thanksgiving. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/americanas-r...

Get your weekday weather forecast right here! www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/weekly-forec...

The sounds of brass and percussion rang out across Jenison on Saturday, as the 39th Annual Jenison Marching Band Invitational played out at the Jenison Wildcats David McKenzie Stadium. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/pitch-perfec...

Welcome to the Final Score Report, a weekly roundup of High School Football scores from around Ottawa County. Here's how Week 5 played out. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/final-score-...

Get your weekend weather forecast right here! www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/weekend-fore...

Take it from the performers themselves: This week’s seven-day Sounds of the Zoo festival unfurling at a host of Kalamazoo venues means more than just entertaining sets of music by diverse artists. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/kalamazoos-s...

Water rates continued to be a major concern for Georgetown Township residents this week. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/meeting-minu...

Former Ottawa County board chair Joe Moss "misled the board to authorize a significant payout" in December "based on claims that were never properly investigated," one commissioner claimed. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/county-commi...

Ferrysburg voters will have the chance to hear candidates for mayor and city council respond to questions in a public forum. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/ferrysburg-f...

A contract approved by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners late last year to give more than $560,000 to Chester Township to “revitalize” Crockery Lake is not legally valid, a circuit court judge ruled Monday. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/lawsuit-drop...

Officials in Ottawa County are bracing for uncertainty for some key local programs as a state budget battle threatens to slash billions of dollars from the public health programs on which residents rely. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/budget-battl...

Welcome to the Final Score Report, a weekly roundup of High School Football scores from around Ottawa County. Here's how Week 4 played out. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/final-score-...

One author writes: At the heart of our Republic is the belief that we participate in life together because we are committed to each other, to values, and to a goal that is greater than ourselves. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/letters-to-t...

The ground-breaking ceremony marked the official start of construction on the 286,000-square-foot facility, which will bring together approximately 350 employees from several West Michigan locations. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/jr-automatio...

Township officials are hoping that explaining a dire need for water plant improvements will help mitigate complaints from residents angry over sudden hikes in their water bills. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/rate-hike-ca...

Township officials are hoping that explaining a dire need for water plant improvements will help mitigate complaints from residents angry over sudden hikes in their water bills. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/rate-hike-ca...

The Hudsonville City Commission had its regular September meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/meeting-minu...

A proposed 120-unit housing development, Country Club One, is poised to help alleviate some of the housing shortage in the Holland area. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/120-unit-dev...

Welcome to Week 3 of the Final Score Report, a weekly roundup of High School Football scores from around Ottawa County. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/final-score-...

Third time’s a charm — at least when it comes to Ottawa County finding its next permanent administrator. On Friday, Sept. 12, the board chose former deputy administrator Patrick Waterman to lead the county’s administration office. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/county-picks...

The county released a list of five candidate finalists on Friday, Sept. 5, after the board of commissioners on Aug. 26 whittled a list of 58 applicants to their top five picks and two alternates. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/what-you-nee...

For the fifth year, Kent District Library is inviting regional artists to submit songs for their local streaming platform, KDL Vibes. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/kdl-vibes-se...

Sheriff Eric DeBoer said the transition from a six-patrol-area model to a streamlined three-district structure is a strategic move to correct decades of operational inefficiencies and fragmented command. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/ottawa-count...

Sirens and horns sounded in Jenison as local police, the fire department, mail delivery, towing services, construction companies and more showed off their various vehicles at the Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, Sept. 6. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/georgetown-t...

Welcome to Week 2 of the Final Score Report, a weekly roundup of High School Football scores from around Ottawa County. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/final-score-...

Joseph McClusky is running for state representative because he believes Holland is ready for a new form of government representation. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/joseph-mcclu...

The city of Zeeland is set to become the new global headquarters for JR Automation following a $72.8 million investment that is expected to bring 150 new jobs to the community. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/zeeland-chos...

There was a time when the honor of public office came with the understood obligation: Show up and listen. To listen, even when you disagree. To answer, especially when the questions are hard. To face the people and not hide from your constituents. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/saugatuck-do...

Here are the upcoming events in Ottawa County public schools. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/school-calen...

Here are all the upcoming events for September 2025. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/community-ca...

A proposed large-scale battery energy storage system in Blendon Township has sparked environmental and health concerns among residents, though a formal application for the project has not yet been submitted. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/proposed-bat...

The township board approved two resolutions relating to the J.H. Campbell coal-fired plant: One to remain open, and another exploring the potential purchase of Consumers Energy’s interest in the plant and forming an electric co-op. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/meeting-minu...

See how Ottawa County teams did this week. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/final-score-...

TEDxMacatawa will return to West Michigan on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 1-5 p.m. at the Jack Miller Auditorium at Hope College. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/tedxmacatawa...

Brian Vander Ark, frontman for West Michigan alt-rockers The Verve Pipe, described the group’s latest studio album, “Reconciled,” as a bit of a throwback. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/michigans-th...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has extended an emergency order, delaying again the long-planned closing of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell plant in Port Sheldon Township until at least Nov. 19. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/department-o...

"Cuts would lead to less homes being weatherized and less households receiving utility assistance.”

The Recovery Fest Planning Committee announced a community design contest to honor and celebrate recovery in Ottawa County.

After a decades-long journey, Holland resident Daniel Fisher earned an outstanding honor: The Hollywood Independent Music Award for "Contemporary Classical" for his composition, "Symphonina No. 2."

Ottawa County residents continued to call for the closure of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell coal plant on Friday, decrying a Trump Administration order in May that prevented the facility from closing as planned earlier this year. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/protestors-r...

Two small businesses in Ottawa County received a collective $46,172.25 in grant money recently as part of a state reimbursement grant program. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/two-local-bu...

Alt-folk band The Accidentals just wrapped up “Time Out #3,” a new collaborative studio album with other notable singer-songwriters that gets released on Friday, Aug. 15. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/the-accident...

Alt-folk band The Accidentals just wrapped up “Time Out #3,” a new collaborative studio album with other notable singer-songwriters that gets released on Friday, Aug. 15. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/the-accident...

While several states distribute a portion of revenue collected from penal fines and civil infractions to public libraries, Michigan is the only state where it’s constitutionally mandated. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/ticketed-for...

"We are standing here today to stand up to the Trump Administration to tell them, 'Get this coal plant shut down ... instead of propping up a coal plant that doesn't need to stay open." www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/activists-of...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the DTE Foundation and ReLeaf Michigan, is offering $100,000 in grant funding through the DTE Foundation Tree Planting Grant Program. www.ottawanewsnetwork.org/west-michiga...