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Ottawa News Network ONN’s vision is to build a nonprofit newsroom that ensures all people in Ottawa County have access to trusted news. Our community drives our coverage.

To that end, we pursue our mission of providing timely, accurate news coverage, promoting the value and benefit of public service and investigative journalism. We see community advocacy as key to combating polarization and other big challenges of the day. We strive to always conduct ourselves with transparency and in an ethical manner, in accordance with the Society of Professional Journalists' standards.

The funding is designed to act as a local safety net, addressing urgent operational deficits, workforce shortages and ri...
06/05/2026

The funding is designed to act as a local safety net, addressing urgent operational deficits, workforce shortages and rising non-Medicaid service costs that threaten to force home closures.

A multi-vehicle incident on westbound I-196 left a motorcyclist with significant injuries Thursday evening after loose c...
06/05/2026

A multi-vehicle incident on westbound I-196 left a motorcyclist with significant injuries Thursday evening after loose cargo triggered a severe traffic backup.

The dry stretch is likely to end today as showers and thunderstorms develop.
06/05/2026

The dry stretch is likely to end today as showers and thunderstorms develop.

City officials and residents are demanding accountability after a local Black business owner was targeted with racial sl...
06/04/2026

City officials and residents are demanding accountability after a local Black business owner was targeted with racial slurs and antisemitic audio by a group of local youth.

As one of Michigan’s largest energy companies filed paperwork this week to seek another increase in its electrical rates...
06/04/2026

As one of Michigan’s largest energy companies filed paperwork this week to seek another increase in its electrical rates, Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel has once again committed to intervening on ratepayers’ behalf.

Public health officials are urging Ottawa County residents to take precautions against mosquito bites after West Nile vi...
06/03/2026

Public health officials are urging Ottawa County residents to take precautions against mosquito bites after West Nile virus was detected in a local mosquito sample.

The Macatawa Park Association filed a lawsuit against the Van Andel family in 2022, saying the family blocked the associ...
06/03/2026

The Macatawa Park Association filed a lawsuit against the Van Andel family in 2022, saying the family blocked the association’s members from utilizing pathways that provide a route to the lighthouse for recreational purposes.

"One of the great characters … and yes, 'statesmen' of Michigan history died last week. Joe Schwarz was one of those rar...
06/03/2026

"One of the great characters … and yes, 'statesmen' of Michigan history died last week. Joe Schwarz was one of those rare people with both exceptional intellect and great integrity who ever served us," columnist Field Reichardt writes.

Loutit District Library is set to launch a highly anticipated, brand-new makerspace designed to bring hands-on, do-it-yo...
06/02/2026

Loutit District Library is set to launch a highly anticipated, brand-new makerspace designed to bring hands-on, do-it-yourself innovation directly to the public.

Here's what letter writers had to say this week.
06/02/2026

Here's what letter writers had to say this week.

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