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Bicyclist, 15, hospitalized after colliding with car
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A 15-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized Wednesday, April 17, when he was struck by a car. The crash was reported at 7:17 p.m. on Ottawa Beach Road, west of Waukazoo Drive, in Ottawa County’s Park Township, sheriff’s deputies said. If you purchase a product...
Van Wieren Hardware expands on decision to close
HOLLAND TWP. — The family behind Van Wieren Hardware is expanding on a decision to close this summer. "Lots of love and chatter about the hardware store of late," Kristen Redell, great-granddaughter of founder Andrew Van Wieren, posted on social media. "Seems like there's lots of questions behind the store closing."
Ultra-conservative commissioners who shook up Ottawa County file for re-election as group
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- A group of ultra-conservative Ottawa County commissioners has filed for re-election after shaking up county government with a series of controversial moves. Several sitting Ottawa County commissioners affiliated with the political platform Ottawa Impact came to the county clerk’s office together Tuesday, April 16 to file...
Meet the high school girls track and field athletes to watch this season
The high school girls track and field season is under way and still loaded with talent. Leading athletes Arianne Olson, Megan Postma and Eva Whiteman have graduated, leaving the door open for a new wave of stars. There are several all-state athletes returning and looking for bigger performances this season....
Holland in Photos: Way Cup Café and Joe2Go
HOLLAND — Over the past few weeks, we've used our new Monday edition to showcase the locals who make our reporting possible. To accommodate shifting deadlines, we'll move our new "Holland in Photos" product to Fridays, where freelance photographer Adam Vander Kooy will highlight the extra-ordinary happenings of your neighbors and local businesses.
MDOT to Close EB I-96 to Remove Rolled Over Semi
Just when you thought Thursday's nightmare on eastbound I-96 was over, MDOT plans to shut it all down again -- beginning at 6:30 pm. All lanes of eastbound 96 were closed at Beck Road early Thursday morning due to a rollover accident involving a semi truck. Traffic resumed a few hours later, but MDOT says that truck is still wedged in a ditch and needs to be removed.
Democrat joins crowded field in Ottawa County's District One
OTTAWA COUNTY — A Democrat from Park Township is taking another shot at a seat on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners. Danielle Smith, 46, said she ran in 2022 because she wanted to be involved in county government. "I think, in my initial run, I was just starting to understand myself —...
Longtime lakeshore hospital exec to retire at end of April
The longtime president of Trinity Health’s Grand Haven hospital plans to retire at the end of the month. Shelleye Yaklin for 17 years has led the former North Ottawa Community Health System, which merged into Trinity Health in October 2022. Under a succession plan, Gary Allore, president of Trinity...
Thunderstorm warnings dropped after storms pass or weaken
Thunderstorm warnings have been discontinued for the Toledo area after the previously severe storms weakened Wednesday afternoon. The warning for Lucas and Ottawa counties had been posted until 4 p.m., but was canceled around 3:25 p.m. At 2:55 p.m., the National Weather Service office in Cleveland said a severe storm was near Holland and moving northeast at 55 mph with 60-mph wind gusts and penny sized hail. By 3:09 p.m., the warning had been discontinued in western Lucas County but expanded to all of Ottawa County, and another warning had been posted for Monroe County. A previous warning posted at 2:27 p.m. for Wood, Hancock, and southwestern Lucas counties advised of a line of severe storms extending from near Mcclure, Ohio to near Elida, Ohio moving northeast at 25 mph. Radar indicated the storms had wind gusts up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail, forecasters said.
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