Letter from the Editor: Ottawa County tests the limits of open governance – and the stamina of those who cover it

Ottawa County

Ottawa County's administrative health officer, Adeline Hambley, speaks to the board about the health department budget during the Ottawa County board committee meeting in West Olive, Michigan on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Long meetings and late nights are commonplace for journalists reporting on governmental bodies.

But “pack food, a phone charger and learn to play euchre” long? That’s all a part of the spectacle that has become Ottawa County government in the past year.

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