In Lake County, for example, Bush's rounded off total of 51 percent in 2004 and 50 percent in 2000 was identical to the state vote. Obama's Lake County vote in 2008 was not that precise but still ...

The City of Ottawa is allowing people to drink in designated parts of eight parks across the city as part of a pilot project that runs until the end of October.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A West Michigan park that was transformed from a former sand mining site to a vibrant ecological and ...

The northern map turtle is considered a species at risk in Canada, but in at least one eastern Ontario lake they appear to be doing slightly better. In Canada, the turtles with their distinctive ...

At the risk of pouring more salt into the wound of our long and wicked winter weather, Ottawa is the Canadian road salt champion. We don’t foresee city council calling for an order of “We’re ...

When Google Maps launched in 2005, Ron McKinnon started training his bird's-eye view on Ottawa's fancy Rockcliffe Park area. A software programmer living in nearby Overbrook, McKinnon grew up in ...

The Ottawa County Finance and Administration Committee on Tuesday, Dec. 3 approved a plan to give a $563,000 grant to help improve Crockery Lake's water quality.

The Ottawa County Board narrowly approved a contract with Chester Township on Tuesday, Dec. 10, that will allocate $563,404 over four and a half years toward the clean-up of Crockery Lake. Not ...

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two leaking oil wells from the 1940s have been plugged to prevent further oil spills into an Ottawa County lake. After responding to a kayaker's tip in April 2023 ...

For city archivist Paul Henry, maps are just one more way to tell Ottawa's story. You can see the evolution of a community over time," says Henry, who recently gave CBC Ottawa access to its vast ...

SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A vehicle hit a teenager trying to cross the road Wednesday in Ottawa County. A 14-year-old was attempting to cross Apple Drive around 10:15 p.m., when a 55-year ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A West Michigan park that was transformed from a former sand mining site to a vibrant ecological and recreational hub has been recognized for its design by state park officials.