Ottawa News Network

08/21/2025

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has extended an emergency order, delaying again the long-planned closing of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell plant in Port Sheldon Township until at least Nov. 19.

08/20/2025

"Cuts would lead to less homes being weatherized and less households receiving utility assistance,” one official said.

"Cuts would lead to less homes being weatherized and less households receiving utility assistance.”

08/19/2025

The Recovery Fest Planning Committee announced a community design contest to honor and celebrate recovery in Ottawa County.

08/18/2025

After a decades-long journey, Holland resident Daniel Fisher earned an outstanding honor: The Hollywood Independent Music Award for "Contemporary Classical" for his composition, "Symphonina No. 2."

08/16/2025

Ottawa County residents continued to call for the closure of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell coal plant on Friday, decrying a Trump Administration order in May that prevented the facility from closing as planned earlier this year.

08/15/2025

Two small businesses in Ottawa County received a collective $46,172.25 in grant money recently as part of a state reimbursement grant program.

08/14/2025

Alt-folk band The Accidentals just wrapped up “Time Out #3,” a new collaborative studio album with other notable singer-songwriters that gets released on Friday, Aug. 15.

08/14/2025

While several states distribute a portion of revenue collected from penal fines and civil infractions to public libraries, Michigan is the only state where it’s constitutionally mandated.

08/13/2025

"We are standing here today to stand up to the Trump Administration to tell them, 'Get this coal plant shut down, to listen to local folks, to listen to the utilities that have already scheduled this closure, instead of propping up a coal plant that doesn't need to stay open."

08/12/2025

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the DTE Foundation and ReLeaf Michigan, is offering $100,000 in grant funding through the DTE Foundation Tree Planting Grant Program.

The Perseids meteor shower — one of the most anticipated, annual events in astronomy — is set to peak this week; however, visibility is expected to be hampered by the moon’s near-full illumination.

08/08/2025

The two-day Truckin’ Into Hoxey music festival boasts a headlining performance by the Michigan-based Grateful Dead tribute band, Manitou Truckin’ Company, along with other popular regional acts.

08/07/2025

With a voter turnout of nearly 18 percent, unofficial results from the Tuesday, Aug. 5, primary special election in Ottawa County show a mix of expected and surprising outcomes.