OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Ottawa County commissioners have settled two more lawsuits stemming from the 2024 actions of a prior board.

One of the lawsuits involved the Holland Sentinel, which sued to have closed-court testimony released involving an alleged $4 million settlement offered to Health Officer Adeline Hambley -- later deemed an unenforceable deal.

Commissioners agreed Tuesday, Oct. 28 that, as part of a settlement with the Sentinel, they would release minutes of a Nov. 6, 2023 Ottawa County Board closed session that led to the disputed Jan. 19., 2024 court hearing.

In exchange, the Sentinel will dismiss the lawsuit.

A majority of commissioners in early 2023 sought to have Hambley terminated, but a legal battle ensued and commissioners later that year began work on a settlement.

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