OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — Ottawa County leaders have scrapped the county’s “Where Freedom Rings” motto. It was a move that county ...

One of Michigan’s fastest-growing counties is dropping “Where Freedom Rings” as its motto, less than a year after hard-right ...

Ottawa County’s two-year-old motto, “Where Freedom Rings,” might be headed to the trash bin. Ottawa County commissioners on ...

“The motto ‘Where freedom rings’ was voted in on Jan. 3, 2023 as a promise to the people of Ottawa County that their voices ...

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to eliminate "Where Freedom Rings" as the municipality's motto during a tense ...

Ottawa County's commission voted 7-4 to eliminate the 'Where Freedom Rings' motto, ending two years of community debate over ...

The motto was relatively new, having been approved by the prior board during their first meeting in January 2023.

WEST OLIVE, MI – Ottawa County has begun rolling out its updated logo featuring the county’s new motto “Where Freedom Rings.” Ottawa County Administrator John Gibbs announced the rollout ...

So on Tuesday, when a majority of further-right leaning Ottawa County commissioners were seated for the first time, they changed the motto to “Where Freedom Rings” by a 7-1 vote.

An excerpt from the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners Minutes and Agenda Packet from May 23, 2023, can be found below: Follow FOX 17: Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - YouTube ...

Amid a divisive and tense debate Tuesday night, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners made the decision to nix the ...