Ottawa County housing count shows few affordable rentals
A point in time landlord count by Good Samaritan Ministries and volunteers found 142 open rental units, with only three at fair market rent. Two fair market units were in Holland and one in Hudsonville, while most options were $200 to $300 above the fair market rent due to utilities.
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Amtrak Adds Special Tulip Time Trains to Holland
Amtrak will add Pere Marquette trains between Chicago and Holland during Tulip Time with a Hammond Whiting stop. Service runs May 5 and May 12, with departures 7:05 a.m. from Chicago and 7:30 a.m. from Hammond Whiting, arriving Holland 11:29 a.m. Return 5:50 p.m. from Holland, 7:52 p.m. Hammond Whiting, 8:24 p.m. Chicago. Fares 26 to 48 dollars each way. Parking free at Hammond Whiting. Intermediate stops include St. Joseph and Bangor. Representative Roger Victory helped push the plan.
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Holland
Hammond- Whiting
Ind
Michigan Department of Transportation
Hammond-Whiting
Hammond-Whiting Station
St. Joseph
Bangor
Amtrak.com
Amtrak Midwest
Pere Marquette
Michigan
Roger Victory
Hudsonville
Transportation Appropriations Committee
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
Holland City
Careerline Tech students win at ProStart contest
Careerline Tech Center students excel at the Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Foundation ProStart Competition in Lansing, with 62 teams and about 250 students from 23 centers. Careerline’s team won the knowledge bowl, the B team took first in table top design, and the A team finished fifth in table top design.
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Careerline Tech
Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation
Lansing
Michigan
Holland Man Killed in Second Fatal Crash in Holland Area
A 43-year-old Holland man, Chieu Tran, died after a two-vehicle crash on April 2 at Quincy Street and 104th Avenue in Holland Township. The at fault driver, a 49-year-old Holland man, was charged pending arrest. Passengers Mary Duren and Steven Amick suffered minor injuries. Police say drugs or alcohol were not factors.
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Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
Eric Westveer
Quincy Street
104Th Avenue
Holland Township
Zeeland Community Hospital
Ottawa County
Tran
Spectrum Butterworth Hospital
Grand Rapids
Holland Township Fire Rescue
AMR Ambulance
Minh van Hua
58Th District Court
Hua
William Montano
Montano
River Avenue
Passenge
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