Ottawa County

Newly elected Democrat Chris Kleinjans will not be appointed to the Parks Commission

Ottawa Parks and Rec teamed up with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Audubon Great Lakes to restore wetland and bring native birds back to the area

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday afternoon for the new Ottawa County Family Justice Center.

We recap a segment of WGVU Public Television’s Living West Michigan, visiting Albatross Aviary, also the GRPD are using VR to train, a Kent County Judge is retiring, and more state and West Michigan news.

The Ottawa County sheriff is asking the board to approve a multi-million-dollar multi-year contract with Axon Inc. for 200 body cameras, 120 in car cameras and system software

Patrick Center looks at consumer demand for Electric Vehicles, the city of Ionia wants input on their master plan, Ottawa County is receiving over a million dollars to protect hemlock trees and more state and West Michigan news.

Kleinjans will be one of only two democrats on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, the other being District 3’s Doug Zylstra

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is expanding its Family Impact Team, or FIT program, in an effort to keep families together.

Ottawa County’s Corporate Counsel concludes that votes made by a separate commission proposing county commissioner raises were invalid.

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is not accepting or even considering a recommended 60 percent pay raise, but just the suggestion may have influenced the outcome of a recall election