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Ottawa County announced that two new farms have been accepted into a program intended to preserve farmland.
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The results from the Michigan GOP caucuses, unwrapping a busy week for the Ottawa County Commissioners, the best advice for living with albinism, and dangers of online disinformation during a Presidential election year.
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Gibbs was hired by the board 14 months ago, immediately after a slate of new, staunchly conservative new members took office.
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Adeline Hambley's lengthy legal fight with county commissioners over pandemic-era mask mandates concluded Tuesday with the board bowing to the will of a court-ordered arbitrator.
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The chair of the Ottawa County board of commissioners posted a seven-page letter with accusations against administrator John Gibbs a day after commissioners voted to place Gibbs on paid leave.
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The court found that several members of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners did not violate the Open Meetings Act by allegedly meeting in private in 2022 ahead of taking the oath of office.
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Ottawa County Administrator John Gibbs’ lawyer sent a letter to the county's board chair threatening legal action if the board removed Gibbs from his post.
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Today, a conversation about the aftermath from dismissing a Health Officer by Ottawa County, Christmas tree advice, and major developments for the proposed Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Board members, initially elected after opposing pandemic health mandates, have clashed with the health officer since the start of the year.
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The changes have to do with how the county handles and transmits unofficial election night results. Starting in May, the clerk’s office will send employees to precincts to collect flash drives in a secure container, and then physically transport them back to the office.