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Newspaper
Holland Sentinel
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2018
Page
1
The Sentinel newsroom presents its year end recap of 2018 highlights. Editor Sarah Leach notes the stories that gained the most discussion, social shares, clicks, and local impact, along with top Opinions page debates and community engagement.
The Civic Center project, stalled for decades, nears completion after an 18 month renovation. It faced a construction death in 2017 a naming error and the manager’s sudden resignation but now the interior is finished and exterior fundraising continues.
Grievances over alleged misconduct by former township manager Aaron Sheridan sparked recall petitions against most Saugatuck Township Board members. As signatures grew and fire code and transparency issues surfaced, the supervisor and nearly all board members resigned the day after the election, with the manager also stepping down.
Ottawa County faced a surge in fatal crime in 2018 with high profile killings. Phouthone Kaiyarath killed Latthida Emmona and Thomas Rattanavong before his suicide in Holland Township. Michael McNeal allegedly killed his wife Sherri McNeal in Port Sheldon Township. Matthew Hartman was fatally shot by a Holland officer while threatening his wife. The year also saw two infant deaths from alleged shaking and bathtub drowning.
Residents learn of PFAS contamination after test phases at 25 residences and 40 more properties near Robinson Elementary School. Fetts on 120th Avenue report 183 ppt PFAS with 9 ppt PFOA, no PFOS. EPA limit based on combined PFOA PFOS. Local officials offer a free PFOS kitchen filter while farm animals require safer water sources.
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