Twenty-five years later, the jury is still out on whether it was all worth it. Jim Watson, the last elected mayor of the old ...

Coal City's boys wrestling team dominated its way to a first-place finish at Abe's Rumble in Springfield, a pair of local ...

Ottawa saw a modest decline in reported coyote sightings this year, with 607 coyote-related service requests filed in 2025, ...

Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the ...

Kyle Stechschulte, middle, Ottawa’s public works director, shares a spreadsheet of residents’ total sewer costs with Putnam County commisioners, from left, Brad Brubaker, John Schlumbohm and Tim Wehri ...

Ottawa County has recognized Road Patrol Deputy Catalina Garza for exemplary customer service, according to a community announcement. Garza was nominated for the recognition after assisting an elderly ...

Bird flu has been detected in another Michigan flock, state officials said Friday. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in a backyard flock in Ottawa County, the Michigan Department of ...

Ottawa County has a wide variety of races on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Absentee in-person voting begins Oct. 7 and ends Nov. 2. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 6. Questions about ...

OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — We now know the five people in the running to be the next leader of Ottawa County's government. On Friday the county's Board of Commissioners released the names of the ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Tuesday night marked a shift in Ottawa County, as commissioners voted to eliminate the controversial motto “Where Freedom Rings” — ending two years of debate over whether it ...

The fair runs Monday-Saturday, July 21-26, at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 1286 Ottawa Beach Road in Park Township. The gates open at 4 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.