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Editor @HollandSentinel & other @gannett papers (MI, WI, MN, SD) / Co-founder of 3 kids / Dog/fish owner but cat obsessed / dad joke expert / nonsense rejector
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Text messages recently provided to The Holland Sentinel show newly elected Ottawa Impact officials on the Allendale Public School Board methodically arranged for a Lansing-based law firm to take over 6 weeks before taking office.
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Ottawa County Board votes unanimously to retain Hambley as health officer via
@hollandsentinel
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Ottawa Impact made a splash. Now, it appears, those decisions have inspired a counter grassroots movement in Ottawa County.
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: Ottawa County tries to back out of $4M settlement. Hambley heads to court.
"The parties agreed to settle this matter on Nov. 6, 2023. Now, defendants have remorse and want out of the deal."
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In this edition of "This Wasn't on My Bingo Card 2023"...
Ottawa County's new deputy administrator allegedly authored a 2010 plot to lure a female CNN reporter onto a boat where another conservative activist planned to faux-seduce her.
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Me taking one night off covering Ottawa County.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to terminate the contract of Administrator John Gibbs on Thursday, Feb. 29.
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Hope everyone created new Bingo cards for 2024.
It seems the relationship has soured between Ottawa Impact and John Gibbs.
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Local news matters because you're paying someone to sit in the 8-hour commission meeting and give you the Cliff's Notes, so you don't have to put all the effort in yourself. But citizens have to prioritize it and demand it.
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Who's going to tell them I've never actually met Jacob Bonnema and that bullying doesn't work on someone too old and too tired to care about this petty shit?
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Thank you to Tyler and everyone else who is reading! ❤️
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Good morning, Xadies and Xentlemen. I am in the 14th Circuit Court in Muskegon for a hearing in the Hambley v. Ottawa County lawsuit.
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In a new filing Tuesday, Oct. 3, Rev. Jared Cramer of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven claims Board Chair Joe Moss is using his position to "endorse a particular set of religious beliefs."
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Salutations, Xitterverse! I am at the Michigan Court of Appeals for the Open Meetings Act lawsuit against the
#OttawaCounty
Board of Commissioners and will be your tweet host with updates.
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Officials said 'no one' wanted Ottawa Food to be impacted. It was anyway.
Despite strong assurances by the Ottawa County administrator and board chair, the Ottawa Food program has suspended operations.
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A bit of professional news:
As of Tuesday, I will be the editor of the Petoskey News-Review, Charlevoix Courier, Gaylord Herald Times, Cheboygan Tribune and Sault News (in addition to my current responsibilities at The Holland Sentinel and Ionia Sentinel-Standard).
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A special recall election targeting an Ottawa Impact-backed county commissioner is set for the May 2024 ballot.
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Good morning, Xitterites. We are back with Day 2 of the removal hearing for Ottawa County Health Officer Adeline Hambley. I'll again be your tweetcast host during the proceedings.
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Ottawa County doesn't have a right to appeal the fact that its health officer was rightfully appointed, according to a new filing with the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Hambley settlement is far from Ottawa County's only unplanned cost in 2023.
The county is on track to spend more than $5 million in unplanned costs since the beginning of the calendar year.
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The health officer for Ottawa County has filed an emergency request with the Michigan Court of Appeals, after a series of unprecedented actions to take control of her department.
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It's the honor of a lifetime to lead this team. ❤️
The Holland Sentinel has taken home 16 placements and honorable mentions in the Michigan Press Association's 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, including Class C Newspaper of the Year.
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As all eyes were on the termination hearing Tuesday for the Ottawa County health officer, another lawsuit was being filed against the county — the fourth lawsuit in 8 months.
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This is what you get when you ask for comment from Ottawa Impact.
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Will be refusing future boat invites.
@editorclarkMDN
@SentinelLeach
No kidding!! Unfortunately, I’m sure
@SentinelLeach
has been subject to worse threats, but still, this uncalled for.
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Now do journalists.
Revenge threats against prosecutors and judges are serious offenses and my office will diligently prosecute these crimes to protect the public servants in our justice system.
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🚨 Some news, as the kids say 🚨
I am taking a larger role within
@Gannett
, becoming 1 of 8 group editors in the new Center for Community Journalism. I will now oversee 4 states (MI, WI, MN, SD) and about 30 papers.
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@Wolfiesmom
Also, it's "who," not ""that," you plebian. If you're going to insult someone, Bren, make sure it's at least grammatically correct.
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We're awaiting the start of the evidentiary hearing of Adeline Hambley v. Ottawa County. But first.... guess whose birthday it is!
@matt_witkos
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: 'This is not my party': Deputy Health Director Marcia Mansaray will challenge Slagh
The former Republican will run as a Democrat in the 85th District for the Michigan House.
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It's the most wonderful time of the month again, fam, because we have another blockbuster
#OttawaCounty
Board of Commissioners meeting coming to you live via the Xitterverse. I will be your Xeet host while First "Nate"
@SentinelMitch
has boots on the ground for
@HollandSentinel
.
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Ottawa County's new administrative aide appears not to have received full support from those involved in the hiring process, according to internal emails.
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The judge also ruled Adeline Hambley is entitled to an evidentiary hearing, so the court can hear from witnesses what transpired during the session.
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I'm at the Ottawa County Fillmore complex today for the election commission to review recall petition language for commissioner Lucy Ebel. Proceedings will kick off at 8.
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Weeks after Ottawa County Board Chair Joe Moss nominated Kristina Karamo to become the MIGOP Chair, the party paid a business linked to him $74,261 for undisclosed services, The Detroit News reported Tuesday.
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Satanists in West Michigan are rejoicing after the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners granted their request to give an invocation for an upcoming meeting April 23.
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Good evening, Xitterverse. Who's pumped for another installment of thrilling Ottawa County Board of Commissioners action?
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In an initial offer to the board, Hambley offered to stay and the deputy health officer offered to resign if discounted legal fees were paid.
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Good afternoon, fam. We are in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court awaiting the hearing for Ottawa County Health Officer Adeline Hambley, who was granted a hearing for the judge to consider intervening in a planned termination hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
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OI supporter makes death threats to public officials
“I support executing all Ottawa County staff ... execute them all."
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Good morning, fam. I'm at the Michigan Court of Appeals where we are hearing the appeal of the
#OttawaCounty
board of commissioners in the lawsuit filed against them by Health Officer Adeline Hambley.
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Rebecca Patrick was arguably one of the most civically engaged citizens in Ottawa County in 2023.
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Well... this was an eventful day...
District Six Commissioner Kyle Terpstra resigns from Board of Commissioners
Joe Moss accepted the resignation on Thursday, Nov. 16.
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OMG, thanks for finding my absolute favorite Halloween costume from 2008! Back before a husband and kids, I had time to invest in costumes and makeup. LOL. Halloween is my absolute favorite, fam! What's your favorite holiday? 🎃😈
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Confused about where things stand in Ottawa County health officer case? Here are some answers.
Thank you to
@MichiganRadio
for having me on!
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Less than 24 hours after placing Ottawa County's top employee on paid leave, Board Chair Joe Moss published fresh allegations against Administrator John Gibbs, ranging from bugged offices to lewd comments to threats of physical violence.
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'Light at the end of the tunnel': Hudsonville mayor will challenge Joe Moss
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Gooooood morning,
#OttawaCounty
! It's that time again for the board of commissioners regular meeting.
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Ebel recall claims enough signatures to hit the ballot
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Committee to Recall Lucy Ebel announced it has 2,653 valid signatures — verified with current voter registration records — exceeding the 2,481 signatures required.
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The judge said "the issue isn't difficult or complicated" and denied the appeal after a 6-minute hearing.
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Thank you for thinking I will win! It means the world to me from local officials. 😁
@RealJoeMoss
I suppose it’s not surprising your recommendation would be problematic to the Sentinel’s hyper partisan, Ottawa Objects coordinating, Democratic Pulitzer-prize winning Leach. I’m proud to be in the crosshairs with Trump 🇺🇸 from fake news prize winners.
Truthful journalism is…
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Ladies & Gentlemen, children of all ages, we are a scant 2 hours from the
@miOttawa
board's meeting! Anticipation is high with the jocularity that will ensue. Bards will long sing of this night and other commission nights. As always, I will be live tweeting!
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: Judge tosses Kallman lawsuit challenging voter-approved law changes
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, which was filed by Kallman Legal Group on behalf of 11 state lawmakers, Wednesday, April 10.
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: Ottawa Impact notably absent at League of Women Voters meet-and-greet
Eighteen other candidates showed up to meet and speak to residents.
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Thank you
@KristenMeghan
for reading and promoting
@HollandSentinel
and our great work dedicated to reporting truth! ❤️
Team Extreme is stirring hate against real journalists through posting an article from propaganda site owned by Joe Moss.
@SentinelLeach
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Good evening, ladies and germs! I am covering the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on this lovely summer night. Be sure to check back at
@HollandSentinel
tomorrow for a story on all the action that took place today. (
@SentinelMitch
is taking a well-deserved vacation!)
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Good morning, Xitterites! Who's pumped about the next
#OttawaCounty
Board of Commissioners meeting? I know I am! I'll be your Xeet host this morning while
@SentinelMitch
follows along for a subsequent story in
@HollandSentinel
.
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Hambley and Mansaray are staying. Story in a few minutes.
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Good morning, Xamily! We are again in 14th Circuit Court for the continuation of the Adeline Hambley lawsuit. We are just getting set up in the press box and action will start momentarily.
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My latest story in
@HollandSentinel
.
Here's why having a health officer with no experience could be a problem. Health officers do far more than virus mitigation, state health experts say.
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It's the first Tuesday of the month and you know what that means ... it's the next Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting! I'll be your tweethost for the morning and, as usual, first "Nate"
@SentinelMitch
will be writing up a wrapup of today's action, which starts at 9.
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Despite the headline (which I didn't write), this is a kudos to the amazing staff we have. This is the epitome of a team effort.
@CassLybrink
@Keeprunninggr
@SalsaEvan
and especially "First Nate"
@SentinelMitch
made our work happen.
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Over 8 months after Health Officer Adeline Hambley moved to sue Ottawa County commissioners, the board's legal counsel asked for a litigation hold.
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The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is trying, for a third time, to prevent an evidentiary hearing from taking place next week.
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: Moss looks to tap sheriff's candidate as interim county administrator
Jon Anderson is not currently employed with the county and has no prior experience in a similar role.
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Good morning, twitterverse. We are about to get underway for the termination hearing for Ottawa County Health Officer Adeline Hambley. I will be today's tweetcast host, while First "Nate"
@SentinelMitch
will be on site at the Fillmore Complex.
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Just 45 minutes away from perhaps the most anticipated
#OttawaCounty
board meeting of the year, my friends! The fiscal year 2024 budget is up for approval and it's been a process peppered with controversy. See you at 6:30! 🌶️🔥
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Good afternoon, everyone. Thought you were done seeing my tweets today, eh? We are live at the Ottawa County courthouse in Grand Haven, awaiting the county election commission's review of 3 recall efforts.
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: Gibbs sues Ottawa County, Moss for wrongful termination, defamation
Gibbs, who spent 14 months as Ottawa County administrator, was fired by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 29.
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: 'Strained': Ottawa County places administrator on paid leave
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted 10-1 to place Administrator John Gibbs on paid administrative leave on Thursday, Feb. 22.
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We're at the first Ottawa County night meeting with the new board.
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Current elected officials have alleged
@HollandSentinel
published inaccuracies in a story published online Saturday, March 10, about the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting to consider the appointment of an interim county administrator.
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I just want to point out that this website is publicly available information, as are these emails.
This is what you get when you ask for comment from Ottawa Impact.
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An Ottawa County pastor said he finally was invited to give an invocation for a board meeting — but only after he sued the board and its chair for religious discrimination.
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We're live, fam, at the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting tonight. I'll be your tweetcast host as the eyes in the sky, as
@HollandSentinel
's
@SentinelMitch
is on scene for what is expected to be a long, exhaustive meeting.
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We are here with the
#OttawaCounty
Board of Commissioners meeting, which is just getting started.
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Good morning, Xitterverse 2024! We are but a scant 10 minutes away from the first
#OttawaCounty
Board of Commissioners meeting of the year. I'll be Xeeting and First "Nate"
@SentinelMitch
will be writing up today's action for
@HollandSentinel
.
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In an interview with The Sentinel on Friday, John Gibbs confirmed commissioners reached a $4 million settlement agreement with Adeline Hambley and alleged OI commissioners are often impulsive and unreasonable.
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Hours into a contentious budget meeting, Health Officer Adeline Hambley received notice of an impending hearing on "incompetence and misconduct" charges.
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Check out this story from The Holland Sentinel: CMH leverages OI absence to grant six-month funding extension to social programs
Among the affected organizations is the Momentum Center, which has drawn the ire of Ottawa Impact and its supporters.
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That was a very bizarre finance committee meeting....
Hambley is locked in litigation with the board as Moss and his handpicked administrator John Gibbs attempt to cut as much funding from the health department as the state will allow.
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Good morning, Xitter! At 9 a.m., we will resume the removal hearing for Adeline Hambley, Ottawa County's health officer. This will be the third attempt at reaching a resolution to whether the board wants to follow through with firing her from her position.
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Good morning Xitterganders! We are awaiting the start of the
#OttawaCounty
board meeting this morning, which will start in a scant few minutes. I'll be your Xeet host today with First "Nate"
@SentinelMitch
also following along.
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I will never understand the "if you're not from here, you don't matter" crowd.
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OMG, who did this? 😆
@SentinelLeach
@SentinelMitch
I hope you enjoyed your night off, Sarah. If you were there in person, you could have played OCC BINGO. Someone with a great sense of humor was handing out the BINGO cards. I think last night there were many BINGOs.
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Doug Zylstra has represented District 3 on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners since 2019.
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This amazing kid was amazing playing tenor sax at the sixth grade Christmas concert. Love you, B! 🎷 🎄 🎶
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Deputy Health Officer Marcia Mansaray provided a clear resolution Tuesday requesting the board restore funding for the Ottawa Food coordinator position.
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Good morning, Xers, we are live again at the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners' special meeting regarding the health officer.
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The battle over the funding of the Ottawa County Health Department took an unexpected turn Wednesday as the embattled health officer announced the budget process was moving forward — without her or her staff's input.
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Hambley made new filings Wednesday asking the circuit court judge overseeing the case to allow the complaint to be amended — both are claims that the board violated Michigan's Open Meetings Act.
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“Public Heart for Public Health” is being planned as a support rally for the health department 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, outside the OCDPH offices at 12251 James St.
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What. Is. Happening.
So, now we know who orchestrated the "political lynching" of our first Black American Chairwoman.
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