OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Long-time supporter of the Ottawa County Parks System, Beatrice "Bea" Idema, passed away Thursday at the age of 99. Idema has made a significant impact through donations to the ...

JENISON, MI -- About 87 acres of land and inland water features are expected to be added to the Ottawa County Parks system in late spring or early summer. Officials with the Ottawa County Parks ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Motorists in Ottawa County will no longer need a physical motor vehicle permit for their cars. Starting in April, motorists can purchase a digital motor permit to access various ...

OTTAWA COUNTY - The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners will be requiring commercial photographers to get permits to shoot in county parks starting this fall. The board says that since 1987, it has ...

Ottawa County parks have robins, streams, hemlock trees, trails, and chipmunks. They also have history. Wander the trails at Paw Paw Park at Holland and you’ll find a sign marking where immigrant Jan ...

The Ottawa County park will be off-limits to visitors from Nov. 21-24, with officials citing the need to control deer ...

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Park officials are one step closer to connecting trails in Kent and Ottawa counties. The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission and Ottawa County Parks ...

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — As plants and wildlife blossom across West Michigan, Ottawa County parks are offering visitors advice on how to encounter them. The county has 42 parks, many centered on ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Ottawa County Parks & Recreation is hiring seasonal workers this summer. We’re told wages start at $12.50 an hour with raises for employees who return next year. The department ...

GRAND RAPIDS — A circuit court judge has sided with a group of drone enthusiasts, granting an injunction that blocks Ottawa County’s policy of banning drone usage at county parks. Ottawa County 20th ...

OTTAWA COUNTY — Ottawa County's Department of Parks and Recreation is the recipient of a pair of grants worth over $4 million. Legislators in the state's Congress passed House Bill 4244, now Public ...