Articles tagged with county

Tue, May 22, 2012

Alabama's Jefferson County votes to skip bond payment

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - County legislators for Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County voted unanimously on Tuesday to skip a $15 million payment ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Ottawa County Youth Assessment Survey Results Released

WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC) - Some trends have improved among the youth in Ottawa County, but some trends are alarming.

Those conclusions can be drawn ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Motorcyclist crashes into Barry County Cruiser

JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Michigan State Police have been asked to investigate a collision between a motorcycle and a Barry County Deputy’s SUV just ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Indiana man killed in a one-car crash in Cass County

CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- Cass County Investigators may have to wait until test results come back on a 28-year-old from Bristol, Indiana before closing the ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Shoplifting ring captured in Allegan County

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO)   A sharp eyed Allegan County Deputy is getting credit for breaking up a shoplifting ring, and he did it far from ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Nassau County seeks $41 million for tax refunds

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - Under the threat of having $80 million of its bank accounts frozen by the courts, New York's Nassau County ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Democrats Offer Challenger for County Commissioner Seat in Holland

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - There will be some contested races in November for an Ottawa County Board seat. Clay Stauffer announced his candidacy yesterday as ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Alabama Senate passes tax for bankrupt county

By Verna Gates

(Reuters) - The Alabama State Senate on Thursday approved a bill allowing cash-strapped Jefferson County to revive a local jobs tax that ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Bankrupt Alabama county cuts more workers

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County is laying off more government workers as prospects for reviving a local employment-tax ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Kalamazoo County expected to sue travel websites for allegedly skimming taxes

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners are expected to contract with a Lansing law firm to go after on-line travel websites like Orbitz, Travelocity and ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

VIDEO: Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger urges Kalamazoo GOP to “bet on Michigan”, not the government

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Kalamazoo Republicans gathered Monday evening, to hear Michigan Speaker of the House Jase Bolger give the keynote address at the 117^{th ...}

Mon, April 23, 2012

New York's Nassau County lease of sewer plant faces hurdles

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - New York's Nassau County taps the debt market this week, with plans to lease its sewer system for nearly ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

NY's Suffolk County cuts capital budget by 21 percent

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - Next year's capital budget for New York's Suffolk County will be cut 21 percent because of the county ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Alabama county could hike rates to pay sewer debt: receiver

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Politically unpopular rate hikes could cover the debt service on the $3.14 billion of sewer-system debt that ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Allegan County Couple To Be Charged In Dog Case; Call for Shelter Help Made

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - An Allegan County couple will face criminal charges in connection with the seizure of more than 350 dogs from their home ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Creditors win bid to appeal Alabama county's bankruptcy

(Reuters) - A federal judge has cleared the way for Bank of New York Mellon and other creditors to challenge in court the landmark $4 ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Another School Bus Accident in Allegan County

HAMILTON, MI (WHTC) - For the second time in as many days, an accident involving a vehicle rear-ending a school bus occurred in Allegan County ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Pay Raises Recommended by Ottawa County Officers Comp Commission

WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC) - Ottawa County Commissioners will be in line for salary increases next year, if yesterday’s recommended raise from the county ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Allegan County Detectives have Suspect in Attempted Murders in Custody

TROWBRIDGETOWNSHIP  (WKZO) --  Allegan County Deputies say they now have Levi Nation in custody, after they say he fled the scene of multiple stabbings on ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Barry County Shooting results in Charges

 JOHNSTOWNTOWNSHIP(WKZO) --    A Barry County man who allegedly shot a woman in the leg on Thursday has now been charged with Felonious Assault.  Relatives ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Ignore Florida law on Cuba trade, county attorney says

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida had no authority to enact a pending law that would prohibit local governments from hiring firms that do business with Cuba ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Head Start could be changing hands in Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO)   The Kalamazoo County Board has voted unanimously to support KRESA in their bid to obtain the federal grant for the County’s ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Kent County Men Prosecuted in Ottawa Co. for Record Ponzi Scheme

GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-Holland) - The prosecution of what the state Attorney General’s office claims is “the largest Ponzi scheme in Michigan history” is ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

NY's Suffolk County legislature approves note sale

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - The legislature of Suffolk County, New York approved a $90 million short-term note sale on Tuesday that the county executive ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

New York's Suffolk County notes seen getting low rates despite crisis

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Suffolk County, which last week declared a financial crisis, is still expected to obtain fairly ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

NY's Suffolk County seeks to avert April cash crunch

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - New York's Suffolk County, fighting against time to avoid running out of cash, plans on selling $90 million in ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Suffolk County avoids immediate Fitch cut

(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that the credit rating for New York state's Suffolk County will not be immediately affected by its ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Two Busted On Fraud Charges In Ottawa County

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP (WHTC) - Two women are being held in the Ottawa County Jail on $200,000 bond each after being arrested over the ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Judge clears way for Alabama county bankruptcy

By Michael Connor

(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Judge clears way for Alabama county's bankruptcy

(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American municipality, a federal ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Ottawa County Announces Change To Siren Testing

OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC) - Ottawa County emergency management is making some changes to those monthly tests in which sirens are fired to make sure they ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Alabama legislators cool to bankrupt county's woes

By Verna Gates and Michael Connor

(Reuters) - On a recent unseasonably warm workday in Birmingham, Alabama, the line to get car-license plates filled two ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Michigan Could Lose Hundreds of Military Jobs

LANSING (WKZO) -- Hundreds of military jobs may soon be lost in Michigan.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says the state could lose more than 600 ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Former Branch County Man Under Investigation for Child Abuse

DAYTON, TEXAS (WKZO)  --  A former Southwest Michigan man is one of a number of people under investigation for child neglect and abuse after Child ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Illness Knocks Out Democratic Challenger to Allegan County's Congressional Seat

KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - A possible Democratic challenger for the US House seat currently held by Republican Fred Upton has pulled out of the race ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Missing Van Buren County Foster Home Patient Found ... in Galveston

GALVESTON, TX (WHTC) - A 57-year-old Bangor man who fled from a South Haven motel two weeks ago while on a release program from an ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Ottawa County Judicial Official Named to State Panel

LANSING, MI (WHTC) - Ottawa County District Court Director of Juvenile Services Sandra Metcalf is among 15 members of a new, smaller Michigan Committee on ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Bankrupt county OKs minimum debt payments

By Michael Connor

(Reuters) - Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County agreed on Wednesday to a temporary hike in debt payments after lawyers for Syncora Guarantee ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Firefighters Busy in Ottawa County on Valentine's Day

UNDATED (WHTC) - It was a busy Valentine’s Day for firefighters in several Ottawa County communities, putting out house fires in three separate locations ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Zeeland City Councilman Seeks County Board Seat

ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - A member of the Zeeland City Council will be seeking to “take his service a step further.” Al Dannenberg announced that ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Karl Guenther Opinion: Kalamazoo County Farm Services Agency office closing

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Each time I approach this topic of the proposed closing of the Farm Services Agency in Kalamazoo County, in my memory I ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Former Pastor Sentenced In Kent County Sexual Assualt Case

The former pastor of a Walker church has received a similar sentence in Kent County for molesting a boy as he did for another ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Corrected: Sioux County, Iowa: Ground zero for U.S. farm boom

By P.J. Huffstutter

SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA (Reuters) - If there is an epicenter of the nation's farmland boom, it can be found here ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Incumbent Allegan County Officials Jointly Seek Reelection

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Allegan County’s top elected county-wide officials announced yesterday a joint reelection effort this fall. Sheriff Blane Koops, Clerk Joyce Watts ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Sioux County, Iowa: Ground zero for farm boom

By P.J. Huffstutter

SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA (Reuters) - If there is an epicenter of the nation's farmland boom, it can be found here ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

Ottawa County Approves Private Funding for Farmland Preservation

Three years ago, Ottawa County established a purchase of development rights program to try to preserve farmland in the county. Now, county commissioners have ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

County Administrator Gets New Contract

Ottawa County commissioners have approved a new three-year contract for County Administrator Al Vanderberg, one year ahead of time. Vanderberg’s current contract expires ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Ottawa County Releases Speedway Photos, Robber Still at Large

Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a woman who may have witnessed last week’s holdup of a Speedway gas station in ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Creditors challenge Jefferson County bankruptcy

By Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - Jefferson County, Alabama, has no legal grounds to be in municipal bankruptcy proceedings, the county's creditors argued in a ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Pennsylvania county commissioner charged with perjury

By Dave Warner

NORRISTOWN, Pa (Reuters) - A commissioner from Philadelphia's largest suburban county was arrested on Tuesday and charged with lying about business ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Pennsylvania county commissioner charged with perjury

By Dave Warner

NORRISTOWN, Pa (Reuters) - A commissioner from Philadelphia's largest suburban county was arrested on Tuesday and charged with lying about business ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Ottawa County Showing Well in State Flu Vaccine Numbers

HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - Ottawa County Health Department officials say that figures from the state Department of Community Health show that the county is ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Court upholds conviction of Jefferson County official

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentencing of a Jefferson County, Alabama, official for corruption tied to the overhaul ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

All judges in Penn State's county recused in abuse case

By Ian Simpson

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - All of the judges in Penn State University's home county have recused themselves from the child ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Alabama county bankruptcy was a surprise: receiver

By Chip Barnett

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Creditors of Alabama's Jefferson County were "very close" to reaching a deal with the debt-stricken county and ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Jefferson County bankruptcy another Alabama "punt"

By Karen Pierog

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - They call it "Alabama Punting Syndrome," and it has a lengthy history.

Jefferson County's bankruptcy filing surprised ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

Chaplain Arraigned, "Occupy Ottawa County" Plans Protest

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Interfaith Congregation Chaplain Bill Freeman submitted a not-guilty plea during yesterday’s arraignment on misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges stemming from an ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

VIDEO: Groundbreaking on Kalamazoo County Jail Expansion

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- At long last they have broken ground at the site of the new Kalamazoo County Jail expansion on Lamont Street.  County officials ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Jackson County Deputy Investigates Double Homicide Case

GRASS LAKE (WKZO) -- The Jackson County Major Crimes Taskforce has been activated following an apparent double homicide.

The Sheriff’s Department says around 9 ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Kansas county resumes domestic abuse enforcement

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - A county official in the capital city of Kansas, who had refused to prosecute some domestic abuse ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Human Remains Found on Kalamazoo County Property

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Human remains have been found on a farm property in Brady Township.  Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were alerted to the discovery ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Funeral Home Owner, Former County Commissioner Dies

HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC News) - A member of a family known for its public service on a couple of fronts has died. Fred VanderLaan lost ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

New County Marina on Lake Macatawa Proposed

WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC News) - The Ottawa County Parks Commission yesterday heard from a consulting firm that recommended a new three million-dollar marina on ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Muskegon County Man Found Dead

FRUITPORT (WKZO) -- 20-year-old Travis Trowbridge died after attending a weekend party in Muskegon County.  Officials found him face down in shallow water in a ...

Sun, October 02, 2011

Kent County Men Survive Cold Waters of Lake Mac

PARK TWP., MI (WHTC News) –Two Kent County men out fishing on Lake Macatawa endured two hours of chilly waters when their boat sunk ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Alabama county backs deal to settle $3.14 billion debt

By Melinda Dickinson and Matthew Bigg

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County voted on Friday to accept a provisional deal to settle its ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Michigan Father Sentenced in Disappearance Of Children

ADRIAN (WKZO) -- A Lenawee County Judge sentenced John Skelton to ten to 15-years in prison on charges of false imprisonment stemming from the disappearance ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Alabama county faces bankruptcy decision over debt

By Melinda Dickinson and Matthew Bigg

BIRMINGHAM Ala./ATLANTA (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County will decide on Friday whether to declare bankruptcy over its ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Charges Filed Against Kent County Pastor in Hudsonville

HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC News) - Charges were formally filed in Hudsonville District Court yesterday against Tedd Butler, the pastor of Gospel Light Baptist Church in ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

Allegan County Fair Begins Today

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - The Allegan County Fair begins its nine-day run today with youth livestock competition and an evening rodeo. Concerts, tractor pulls ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Republican gun raffle in Giffords' county draws criticism

By Brad Poole

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - The Republican Party in Representative Gabrielle Giffords' home county is raising eyebrows by raffling off a Glock handgun ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Miami-Dade County jails cited for 'shocking conditions'

By Dale K. DuPont

MIAMI (Reuters) - The nation's eighth largest jail system in Miami-Dade County has used excessive force on inmates and given ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Alabama county says progress made at NY debt talks

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County made progress during direct talks in New York with creditors over its $3.14 ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Macomb County Man Dies Of West Nile

MACOMB CO. (WKZO) -- A Macomb County man dies of the state's first reported case of West Nile Virus this year.  State health labs ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Alabama county set for crucial talks with creditors

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County will start direct talks with New York creditors on Wednesday in a bid to ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Branch County Crash Leaves 2 Injured, in Hospital

UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A crash in Branch County has left two hospitalized.  Deputies say the driver of an SUV lost control on a ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Teenage Gang of Robbers in Custody Following Allegan County Mugging

LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A mobile gang of robbers with gang ties, are in custody. They allegedly mugged a teenager in Allegan County Sunday ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Camera Footage Helps Van Buren County Catch Auto Burglary Suspects

LAWTON, MI (WKZO) -- Deputies in Van Buren County say that security camera footage helped them catch two not-too-clever Mattawan men who gave auto burglary ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Alabama county gives more time for debt deal talks

By Matthew Bigg and Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County on Friday held off from filing for bankruptcy over a $3 ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Allegan County Approves Resolution to Sell Bonds to Convert Haworth into Jail

ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO)  -- It’s been debated in Allegan County for nearly two decades: how to fund and build a new county jail.   Now ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Alabama county creditors bid to defuse debt crisis

By Melinda Dickinson and Matthew Bigg

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Creditors made a fresh offer on Thursday to defuse a $3.14 billion bond debt ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Alabama county creditors to meet key debt demand

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - The creditors for a $3.2 billion sewer bond debt in Alabama's Jefferson County are on the verge of meeting ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Alabama county creditors to meet key debt demand

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - The creditors for a $3.2 billion sewer bond debt in Alabama's Jefferson County are on the verge of meeting ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Names of Amish Women Rear Ended in Branch County Released

BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --  State Police have released the names of two Amish women who were in a buggy that was rear-ended in Branch ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Father sues city, county after mom drives kids to death

By Ray Sanchez

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The father of three children who drowned with their mother when she intentionally drove her minivan into the ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Alabama county extends talks over bond debt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County extended talks over a $3.14 billion sewer bond debt in a bid to avert what would ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Alabama county in key bankruptcy meeting over debt

By Matthew Bigg and Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County could decide on Thursday whether to accept an offer from creditors ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Alabama county says large gap exists in debt talks

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A "fairly large gap" exists between Alabama's Jefferson County and creditors over how to settle a $3.14 billion sewer ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

WATCH: Tom Foley Released from Branch County Jail Following Not Guilty Verdict

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -- Tom Foley was released from jail Saturday after a Branch County jury found him not guilty of killing his wife Dee ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Meth Raid in Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --The Van Buren County Narcotics Unit raided a mobile home on Marie Street in the Frosty Acres Mobile Home ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Kalamazoo County an Exception in Latest Labor Numbers

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --The Latest Labor Numbers for Kalamazoo show the county is one of the few in the state that has jobless numbers ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Alabama county delays bankruptcy meeting, mulls offer

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County postponed a meeting on Thursday on filing what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Factbox: Timeline on debt crisis in Alabama's Jefferson County

(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County is on Thursday set to decide whether to pursue further talks with creditors over a $3.2 billion sewer ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Creditors make offer to Alabama county over debt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Creditors made a "very attractive offer" to Alabama's Jefferson County to settle its $3.14 billion sewer debt and avoid ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Ottawa County Fair Reaches Halfway Mark

PARK TWP., MI (WHTC News) - The genteel and the stark are spotlighted as the Ottawa County Fair reaches its halfway mark when this day ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Alabama's Jefferson County hires bankruptcy lawyers

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County on Tuesday hired outside bankruptcy lawyers ahead of a critical decision on its debt that could result ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Ottawa County Fair Continues

PARK TWP., MI (WHTC News) - Day two of the 53^rd Ottawa County Fair is today. It’s the first full day of Midway ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Alabama county faces looming debt crisis deadline

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County could decide on Thursday whether to settle its $3.2 billion sewer bond debt or ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Ottawa County Fair Underway

PARK TWP., MI (WHTC News) - There may not be a Michigan State Fair anymore, but that hasn’t affected local county fairs across the ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Alabama county wants $1.3 billion debt reduction: report

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County wants creditors to wipe $1.3 billion from its bond debt as part of a settlement plan, a ...

Sat, July 16, 2011

Bankruptcy on the table for Alabama County: Governor

By Edith Honan

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Bankruptcy is still a "very strong possibility" for Alabama's Jefferson County, Governor Robert Bentley said on ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

Chicago and Cook County outline ways to save money

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois' biggest county and biggest city could save up to $140 million a year through collaboration, joint purchasing and shared services, according ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Nassau County offers $7 million to women in bias suit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nassau County, on New York's Long Island, proposed a $7 million payment on Thursday to resolve allegations that female police ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Jefferson County tax bill dies in Alabama senate

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's troubled Jefferson County suffered another financial blow as the state legislature failed to pass a bill ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Proposed Beer Tent for Ottawa County Fair Shot Down by Township

PARK TWP., MI (WHTC News) - It’s back to the drawing board for Ottawa County Fair organizers in efforts to find new revenue streams ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Sneak Preview of New Ottawa County Park is Today

ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC News) - A Sneak Preview of Ottawa County’s newest county park is slated for late this afternoon. Refreshments and information will ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Details Emergy in 14-Year-Old Cass County Teen's Drowning Death

THREE RIVERS, Mi (WKZO) -- Instead of a summer of fun, a Cass County family is planning a funeral. New details have been released about ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Bring BBQ indoors: Texas county bans grills for July 4

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Light up the grill for July 4 and get six months in jail under stringent new burn rules ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Death of Illinois Girls Causes Sex Assault Case To Be Thrown Out

COLES COUNTY, IL (WIBQ)  --  When 12-year-old Tanisha Madigan and 15-year-old Harley Madigan were killed in a crash in Coles County Illinois last week, it ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Construction of Bike Path from Zeeland to Kent County Begun

ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC News) - A bicycle link between the Lakeshore and the Calder City area could be a reality by this time next ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Texas county official says "stupid" feds sparked fire

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The fight between Texas and Washington, D.C., over wildfires in the Lone Star State just got nastier ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Wayne County Prosecutor Says Kilpatrick Should Remain Imprisoned

(Detroit, MI)  --  Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy says former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should remain in jail. Kilpatrick had a parole hearing yesterday via ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Nassau County doubles down with casino and arena

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Nassau County on Wednesday announced plans to boost its economy with a new ice hockey ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Nassau County may bet on casino to boost revenue

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Nassau County, whose rickety finances were taken over by the state, is considering boosting its revenue with a ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Alabama storms hit Jefferson County finances

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Damage from last week's tornadoes and storms in Jefferson County, Alabama, which is awash in debt, is far ...

Fri, April 29, 2011

Storms should not affect Jefferson County finances

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Storms that killed 310 people across the South this week will have little direct impact on the finances of debt-ridden Jefferson County ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Damage widespread in Alabama's Jefferson County

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes caused widespread damage in Alabama's Jefferson County, which is struggling to refinance a $3.2 billion debt, but there ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Missouri county starts evacuations as Corps decides levee fate

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A rural Missouri county was evacuating residents on Wednesday from a 130,000-acre area that will be flooded if the U.S ...

Thu, April 21, 2011

Snyder Taps Jackson County Sheriff to Run Department of Corrections

(Lansing, MI)  --  Jackson County Sheriff Daniel Heyns has been appointed by Governor Snyder to be the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Heyns ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Blaze Strikes Home on Ottawa County Line

SPRING LAKE, MI (WHTC News) - The investigation continues into a fire that destroyed a Spring Lake home late last night. Crews from eight communities ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Alabama county can proceed with JPMorgan suit

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Alabama's indebted Jefferson County can move forward with a suit against JPMorgan Chase and others it accuses of ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Brookfield Election Results Verified, County Clerk Won't Resign

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State election officials say they have verified last Tuesday’s Supreme Court results from Brookfield.

That’s where 14,000 votes ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Alabama county says can cover lost tax revenue

By Verna Gates

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County is confident it can cover $70 million in revenue it lost when the state ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

South Carolina county says goodbye paper, hello iPad2

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The old three-ring binder filled with paper is on its way out of county government meetings in favor of the ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Alabama court pushes county closer to bankruptcy

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Supreme Court ruled a key tax in Jefferson County unconstitutional on Wednesday, pushing the debt-ridden county ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Nassau County, NY, proposed budget includes layoffs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of New York's Nassau County on Wednesday proposed across-the-board budget cuts and layoffs in order to meet $121 ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Alabama court rules county tax unconstitutional

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Alabama's Supreme Court dealt a blow to debt-ridden Jefferson County on Wednesday, ruling that its occupational tax is unconstitutional.

The county ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

NY court OKs Nassau County state takeover--for now

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York court has temporarily put financially ailing Nassau County into the hands of a state overseer, but the judge ...

Mon, March 07, 2011

Alabama county devises road map for debt crisis

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - For years, Alabama's Jefferson County squirmed over its image as the bad boy of municipal finance. Now the ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Montcalm County To House Kalamazoo Inmates

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County has come to an agreement with Montcalm County that seeks to prevent overcrowding at the Kalamazoo County jail. Under the ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

New York county crime lab closed down in probe

MINEOLA, New York (Reuters) - A New York government crime lab was shut down on Friday as part of a probe into whether drug evidence ...

Sat, January 22, 2011

Branch County High School Sports, 1/22/11

In Branch County high school sports last night, in boys' and girls' basketball, Coldwater played at Harper Creek, where the host Beavers swept the ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Wisconsin Man Facing Charges For Oil Spill In Cheboygan County

(Lansing, MI)  --  A Wisconsin man is facing a felony and three misdemeanor charges connected to an oil spill last year in Duncan Bay off ...

Sat, January 08, 2011

Kansas county at U.S. geographical center is dying

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - One of the newest businesses in Smith County, Kansas is a gravestone maker.

This land of flat ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Train Derails In Shiawassee County; Forces Evacuations

VERNON TOWNSHIP, Mich (WQTX)  A train derailment in Shiawassee County has forced the evacuations of an unknown number of residents.  It happened around 6-15 ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

5 Candidates For Brown County Executive

DE PERE, Wis. (WTAQ) - We now know who's officially running for Brown County Executive. 

Five people are seeking the seat vacated by Tom ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Explosion at Wayne County Furniture Store

WAYNE -- An explosion that demolished a long-standing family business in Wayne, Michigan shook the entire community.  Franks Furniture, is now a pile of rubble ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

County To Appoint Road Commissioners

The makeup of the Ottawa County Road Commission board could change significantly Tuesday. County commissioners are expected to appoint one board member to fill ...

Fri, December 24, 2010

Missing Van Buren County Foster Home Patient Found

PAW PAW, MI (WHTC News) - Natalie Ann Ogilvie apparently wanted to be home for the holidays. Problem is, the 23-year-old woman isn’t supposed ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

Nassau County, NY moves closer to state fiscal control

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Nassau County has failed to close its budget deficit, the chairman of a state oversight ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Saugatuck Man Wins County Photo Contest

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A Saugatuck man didn't have to go far to win an Allegan County photo contest.

Officials of the county ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

WATCH: Allegan County Commissioner Steve McNeal on New Jail Proposal

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - The Allegan County Commissioners voted 11-1 to have architects continue working on a revised new plan for a new county ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Shia LaBeouf & Tom Hardy Venture To 'The Wettest County In The World'

Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy are apparently big fans of Boardwalk Empire, because they are about to enter the same period in a highly ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Brown County Exec Tom Hinz Retiring

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Brown County Executive Tom Hinz has announced he's retiring from his post.

In a statement, Hinz says it's ...

Mon, November 29, 2010

Search Continues For Three Lenawee County Boys

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  The search continues for three young brothers from southern Michigan reported missing after their father failed to turn them over to ...

Fri, November 26, 2010

Grand Rapids Murder Suspect Found Dead In Mecosta County

Authorities say a man wanted in a woman's slaying in Grand Rapids has stabbed himself to death. Mecosta County sheriff's officials say ...

Fri, November 26, 2010

Ottawa County Announces Dog License Changes

With a month to go before 2011, it’s time to think about renewing your license for Fido or Spot. Starting January 1, all ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Rabid bats on the rise in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If the threat of earthquakes, wildfires and mudslides isn't enough to worry Los Angeles residents, public health officials are now ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

Schools in Florida county on lockdown over threat

MIAMI (Reuters) - Schools in Florida's Broward County, the sixth largest U.S. school district, were placed on lockdown on Wednesday after a man ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

St. Clair County Soldier Dies

(undated)  --  A 23-year-old soldier from St. Clair County has died in Afghanistan.  According to the Department of Defense, Private First Class Shane Reifert from ...

Tue, November 02, 2010

Election Coverage: Kzoo County Dems Chair David Pawlowski

Tue, October 26, 2010

One Of Branch County’s Four Major League Umpires Will Be Working The World Series, Jeff Kellogg From Coldwater Will Be Part Of The Six Man Crew

When the World Series between the Giants and the Rangers opens tomorrow night in San Francisco, Coldwater’s Jeff Kellogg, one of four major ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

NY county to launch first animal abuser registry

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sex offender registries are a staple tool nationwide in the United States for keeping track of convicted predators. Now a New ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

County Board Approves Bonding for S&L Site

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Things get heated Wednesday night, as Brown County Board members take a final vote on a new Sheriff's Department ...

Fri, October 15, 2010

County judge says concealed-carry gun ban unconstitutional

NEILLSVILLE, Wis (WSAU) Gun rights’ supporters are praising a ruling by a central Wisconsin judge who declared the state’s long-time ban on concealed ...

Thu, October 14, 2010

Allegan County Decides on New Budget Tonight

(Allegan, MI - Midwest Communications News) - It won’t be pretty, but a new budget for Allegan County government should be passed tonight.

Commissioners normally ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep to Star in 'August: Osage County'

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Wed, September 15, 2010

Ottawa County Committee Wants Halt to Tree Cutting

An Ottawa County committee wants the county Road Commission and utility companies such as Consumers Energy to put away the chainsaws for now…at ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Survey: Most Ottawa County Small Businesses Don't Offer Health Insurance

Employees who work at most small businesses in Ottawa County usually have to find their own health insurance coverage. That’s the finding of ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Survey: Most Ottawa County Small Businesses Don't Offer Health Insurance

Employees who work at most small businesses in Ottawa County usually have to find their own health insurance coverage. That’s the finding of ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

County Board to Vote on Bonding for S&L Site

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It'll take one more final vote to approve a new home for the Brown County Sheriff's Department.

Last ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

WATCH: Allegan County Sheriff Blaine Koops on Funding for a New County Jail

HOLLAND -- (WHTC) Allegan County Sheriff Blaine Koops stopped into the WHTC studios this week to speak with WHTC News Director Gary Stevens.  Koops talked ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Enbridge Wildlife Response Center Hosting Open Houses to Show Calhoun County Community What They Are Doing

MARSHALL -- Its one of those things that we have become good at and the gulf oil spill has given wildlife experts more opportunity than ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Ottawa County’s Largest Municipality to Vote on Liquor Sales

(Jenison, MI - WHTC News) - The trend of relaxing liquor sales laws along the Lakeshore may continue.

Last night, the Georgetown Township board approved putting ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Report: Over 1/3 of County Board Chairs Offered Health Insurance

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over a-third of Wisconsin counties offered health insurance to their county board chairs last year. That’s according to a new ...

Fri, August 13, 2010

NJ aims to prevent Camden County incinerator default

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey officials are seeking a solution to a funding shortfall that could lead to a bond default by Camden County's ...

Tue, August 03, 2010

WATCH: Kalamazoo County 6th District Candidate Michael Seals Announces Victory

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Michael Seals has won the Democratic primary for the 6th district Kalamazoo County commission seat and with no Republican opposition in the ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

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Fri, July 30, 2010

WATCH: Ottawa County Fair in Full Swing

HOLLAND -- The Ottawa County Fair has been rolling along all week giving kids of all ages some great family fun.  At the fair are ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

WATCH: Calhoun County Health Officer Jim Rutherford on the Kalamazoo River Evacuation

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) E.P.A. and Calhoun County officials held a press conference to announce the evacuation of 100 homes near the contaminted ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

Ottawa County Fair Begins to Wind Down

(Park Twp., MI - WHTC News) - The Ottawa County Fair continues on this fifth day of the six-day annual event. It’s Retirees’ Day, with ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Calhoun County Health Department Recommends Evacuation of Residents

BATTLE CREEK -- (WKZO) The Calhoun County Health Department is asking residents to evacuate near the Kalamazoo river.  Calhoun County Health Department will be notifying ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

It's Day Four of the 2010 Ottawa County Fair

(Park Twp., MI - WHTC News) - After honoring the ladies yesterday, it’s the men’s turn to get special attention during this fourth day ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Kalamazoo County Opens Emergency Operations Center for Oil Spill

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County has opened its Emergency Operations Center and Director Paul Baker has gotten a chance to fly over the area directly impacted ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Efforts to Contain Environmental Damage Continue in Calhoun County Oil Spill

MARSHALL -- Work has begun and efforts continue to mitigate environmental damage from the oil spill in Calhoun County, a job that may take months ...

Mon, July 26, 2010

Rough Night on Ottawa County Waters

(undated - WHTC News) - It was a rough Friday and early Saturday on Ottawa County waters, with a 49-year-old Holland man and a 48-year-old Robinson ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Rushed effort to prevent California county bankruptcy

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California officials are scrambling to find a way to bolster the finances of a rural, remote county to ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

Salmonella Outbreak Investigated in Kenosha County

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kenosha County health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak with at least 26 confirmed cases.

The parent company of Kenosha ...

Wed, July 14, 2010

Mackinac County Plane Crash Kills Four

(St. Ignace, MI)  --  An investigation is underway into a small plane crash that killed four people Tuesday afternoon in Mackinac County.  A 13-year-old boy ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Van Buren County Transportation Vote

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) - Van Buren County's vote on a transit millage is coming up. There are a few fixed routes, but Van ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Wayne County Prosecutor Wants Parents Jailed For Missing Teacher Conferences

(Detroit, MI)  --  Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy wants to make it a crime for parents to skip conferences with the teachers of their children ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

Alpena County Beef Herd Tests Positive For Bovine TB

(Lansing, MI)  --  A beef herd in Alpena County has tested positive for bovine Tuberculosis.  The Michigan Department of Agriculture said the disease was found ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

Free Wi-Fi May Come to Kenosha County

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kenosha County might become one of a dozen in the United States to get free wireless broadband Internet coverage. The ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

Allegan County Voters to Decide on New Jail Millage

(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - The smoke has barely cleared on three millage approvals along the Lakeshore at the ballot box earlier this month when ...

Wed, May 19, 2010

Park Twp. Buys Land Next to County Fairgrounds

(Park Twp., MI - WHTC News) - A Lakeshore community wants to be known for more than just, “beaches, boats and Big Red.” The Park Township ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Ottawa County Courthouse Dedicated; Consolidation Plan Disputed

(undated - WHTC News) - A celebration of a new county courthouse may be masking some discontent inside.

Even though they have been working out of ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

House Fire Strikes Near Allegan/Barry County Line

(Green Lake, MI - WHTC News) - Authorities say nobody was inside a house that burned down in the 1500 block of Horseshoe Lane in Leighton ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals

By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - County lawmakers in California's famed Silicon Valley have passed a law that would prevent restaurants from giving ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

County Refutes Lawsuit Claims

(Grand Rapids, MI - WHTC News) - In a court brief, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department refutes claims made in a federal lawsuit that John ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Discussion aimed at changing drinking culture in Marathon County

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Community leaders will gather tomorrow night to “plant the seed” about the best ways to change the culture of drinking in ...

Wed, April 14, 2010

Former Governor Engler Buys Home In Shiawassee County

(Undated)  --  Speculation is starting to swirl about the potential for former Governor John Engler to make a return to the political scene in Michigan ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Two Hurt in Crash Along County Line

(Polkton Twp., MI - WHTC News) - Two trucks met by accident along the Ottawa-Muskegon county line yesterday morning.

According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Wood County gets $3 million in healthy living grants

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Wood County health officers will be spending 3 million dollars in grant money to help fight obesity and improve fitness among ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Rusk County Has State's Highest Jobless Rate

RUSK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Rusk County has the highest unemployment rate of any other in the state. The Department of Workforce Development reports that ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Tigers Impact On Sheboygan County

HAVEN, Wis. (WHBL) - With the return of Tiger Woods to the game of golf on the horizon, how will he impact tourism in Sheboygan ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Turbine Group Focusing On Ottawa County

GRAND HAVEN (WKZO) -- A firm that ran into a hornet’s nest of opposition to a plan to put wind Turbines off the coast ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

County Bond Rating in Jeopardy

Sheboygan, Wis (WHBL) - Sheboygan County’s efforts to hold down the property tax has cost it in the bond market.  The County Board last ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Orange County files lawsuit against Toyota

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Southern California said on Friday they were filing a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp, charging that the automaker has ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Fatal Accident Being Investigated In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Tests will be conducted on the body of a driver who was killed last evening when he clipped an ambulance ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Two Steuben County Men Arrested

Signs of the times, homelessness and addiction to methamphetamine and it was a combination of the two that landed a pair of Orland area ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Two sentenced for bribery in Alabama county

By Peggy Gargis

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama lobbyist and an investment banker were sentenced to prison terms on Friday for corrupt bond deals ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

Sheboygan County DA Blasts Layoff Plan

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco again lashed at a plan to permanently layoff prosecutors statewide.

Having already said his office ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Portage County executive candidates to meet at forum tomorrow

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – The Stevens Point Business Council will be hosting a candidate's forum tomorrow morning for the three people running for ...

Tue, February 02, 2010

Oakland County Man’s Homemade Rocket Sled Explodes

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP -- A 62-year-old Oakland County man, who should have been old enough to know better, strapped a homemade rocket to his back and ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Kent County Construction Plans Unveiled

(Grand Rapids, MI)  --  Renovation plans for the Kent County jail were unveiled last night.  A 2008 millage will pay for plumbing updates and electrical ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Sheboygan County DA Paints Bleak Picture

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Spelling out specifics he had earlier painted with a broad stroke, Sheboygan County’s District Attorney today issued a grim declaration ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Mason County Man Pleads Guilty To Swan Killing

(Lansing, MI)  --  A Mason County man will have to pay nearly two-thousand dollars to the state after pleading guilty to killing a trumpeter swan ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

County commissioner elected Birmingham, Alabama mayor

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Voters in Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, elected a Jefferson County commissioner as mayor of the corruption-battered city ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Branch County May Be In The Oil Business

Oil could be part of the answer to Branch County government budget concerns. A county commission committee yesterday heard details about a possible big ...

Mon, January 18, 2010

Cass County Crash Leaves Two Injured

(Porter Twp., MI)  --  Cass County authorities are investigating a crash Sunday morning that left two people injured.  It happened shortly before 11 a.m ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Kalamazoo County Administrator Refutes Kalamazoo Gazette Story

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County Administrator Peter Battani wrote in a document that last Tuesdays Kalamazoo Gazette story headlined: "Long term jail plan calls for 1000 ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Sheldon Cleaners-Ottawa County Road Commission Battle Resumes

(Olive Twp.) - Another battle in an apparent war between Sheldon Cleaners and the Ottawa County Road Commission took place yesterday.

            In the latest salvo ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

Sheboygan County DA's Office Nears Breaking Point

Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - If the state proceeds with its plan to order layoffs of assistant prosecutors, Sheboygan County’s District Attorney fears his office ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Last Free H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Slated for Allegan County

(Otsego) - It’s one last chance to be prepared for the swine flu.

            Although the well-publicized virus hasn’t reared its ugly head to ...

Tue, December 29, 2009

Florida county puts foreclosure sales online

By Tom Brown

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's Miami-Dade County will start using the Internet next month in a bid to help auction off tens ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

NASCAR Coming To Sheboygan County

ELKHART LAKE, Wis (WHBL) - In a coup for an area already hosting a golf major in 2010, it was announced that NASCAR would race ...

Thu, December 17, 2009

County Exec's. Veto Stands on Assistant's Pay

GREEN BAY (WTAQ) - The Brown County Board of Supervisors spent last night debating just how much control the County Executive should have in the ...

Fri, December 04, 2009

Allegan County Board Approves New Jail Site

(Allegan) - Maybe, just maybe, a new Allegan County Jail is coming.

            Yesterday, the County Board of Commissioners voted 10 to 1 to purchase the ...

Mon, November 30, 2009

Portage County free to distribute vaccine to students; public

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) Students in Portage County will start getting the first rounds of H1N1 vaccinations this week after the health department was ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Citizens of Alabama county demand action over debt

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama should use a sales tax for schools in troubled Jefferson County to start paying off the county ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

Alabama county sues JP Morgan over sewer bond debt

By Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County sued JPMorgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase and Co on Friday, alleging fraud related to ...

Mon, November 09, 2009

County governments feel economic strain

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's sour economy is forcing county governments to slash spending and scrape for revenue, according to a survey released on Monday ...

Wed, October 28, 2009

Short supply in H1N1 vaccine delays mass vaccinations in Marathon County

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County health department is alerting people expecting to get the H1N1 vaccine that they might have to wait a ...

Wed, October 21, 2009

WATCH: Kalamazoo County Health Director Linda Vail Buzas discusses the H1N1 virus and its effect on Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo's first H1N1 related school closure happened today at Prairie Ridge Elementary. WKZONEWS sat down with Kalamazoo County Health Director Linda Vail Buzas ...

Tue, October 13, 2009

WATCH: Kalamazoo County's Jeannie Byrne Discuss H1N1 Preperation at the Radisson Tuesday

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services held an emergency preparedness summit at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo Tuesday morning.  The summit brought ...

Mon, October 12, 2009

Marathon County to pick new health officer tomorrow

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – We’ll learn tomorrow who will be Marathon County’s next public health officer.

Administrator Brad Karger will be announcing his ...

Thu, October 01, 2009

A-list young actors have thirst for "Wettest County"