Ottawa County Board narrows search to three finalists for administrator role. Meet them on June 11, followed by interviews with community partners.

They include Muskegon County Administrator Mark Eisenbarth; Lee County, Florida, Deputy County Administrator Glen Salyer; and Michael Tremblay, a retiring Army officer with experience in workforce ...

Mitch Foster from Double Haul Solutions speaks during a meeting of the Ottawa County Planning and Policy Committee on April 10. Officials discussed the selection of the next administrator June 10.

Eisenbarth's withdrawal was announced by Ottawa County shortly after 7 p.m. via email. A planned meet-and-greet and Citizen Work Group interview scheduled for June 11 have been cancelled.

Deputy County Administrator for Lee County, Florida, Glen Salyer has withdrawn his candidacy, according to an update given during a meeting of the Finance and Administration Committee on June 10.

Several cases filed against the Ottawa County Board in 2023 and 2024 have been settled or dismissed, but at least three remain, plus an appeal from The Holland Sentinel.

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners selected five administrator candidates for interviews during a contentious meeting June 4. Disagreement arose over reviewing candidates in open versus ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Following the Tannerite explosion in an Ottawa County neighborhood Sunday night, Tallmadge Charter Township has issued a zoning citation after multiple homeowners called ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Multiple homeowners called to report a loud explosion in an Ottawa County neighborhood Sunday night. The culprit, officials say, is Tannerite, which is a brand of ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) is getting ready to send one of its detectives off to Birmingham, Alabama to represent OCSO at the 2025 World Police and Fire ...

The Ottawa County Parks & Recreation Commission says the Bayou Segment of the Idema Explorers Trail is now done, completing the Grand Crossings Loop. The loop travels 24 miles around the Grand ...