Law enforcement agencies across the state joined forces last month for a sweep check on sex offenders, and compliance seemed to be the name of the game - at least in Ottawa County.
A recent study by Michigan State University's Water Resource Institute shows that Ottawa County's major groundwater source - called the Marshall aquifer - is drying up.
A local court magistrate and an assistant county prosecuting attorney will face off Nov. 6 for the chance to fill the seat of retiring 58th District Court Judge Richard Kloote.