Category Archives: Local News
County Health Dept. Lifts Advisory Following Second Allendale Sewage Leak Into Grand River
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 3, 2026) - It took 12 days, but the entire length of the Grand River in Ottawa County is once again safe for humans. On Friday, the county's Department of Public H...
9h ago Area of Grand River under a No Body Contact Advisory in March of 2026. (image courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
Tulips are "Right on Time" with Tulip Time Festival Set to Begin in Four Weeks
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 3, 2026) - As Holland's Annual Signature Event kicks off in four weeks, it appears that the tulips will be blooming right on time for the Tulip Time Festival. So says Hol...
23h ago Oct. 11, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A tulip planting site at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Distracted Driving Enforcement Efforts to Increase in April
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 3, 2026) - Law enforcement in Michigan apparently mean business when it comes to cracking down on distracted driving. State police troopers were joined by colleagues from...
Apr 03, 2026 An Allegan County Sheriff’s Cruiser. (photo Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications)
ODC Network Offers Spring Break Camp for Youngsters Next Week
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 3, 2026) - Spring break is underway for most Lakeshore youngsters, so what's a parent to do? How about sending the kids to camp? Holland's ODC Network is staging Spring B...
Apr 03, 2026 The ODC Network (image courtesy Outdoor Discovery Center)
UPDATE: Two Teen Drivers Collide at Jenison Intersection; One Hospitalized, One Arrested
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 2, 2026) - A collision of vehicles driven by two teenagers on Wednesday night in Jenison ended up with one of the motorists hospitalized. First responders were ca...
Apr 02, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Poll Shows Public Distain for Data Centers; Holland BPW GM Concerned Too
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 2, 2026) - Sentiment is apparently not in favor of data centers. That's a finding from a nationwide poll, released on Monday by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, that...
Apr 02, 2026 snehitdesign / Depositphotos.com
Spring Break Beckons for Area Youth
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 2, 2026) - The season may have officially started on the calendar two weeks ago, but for many, Spring gets underway this weekend. Most school districts along the Lakeshor...
Apr 02, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian Struck by Pickup Pulling Out of Hudsonville Driveway
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 31, 2026) - A 70-year-old Hudsonville woman was seriously hurt after being struck by a vehicle while walking late on Tuesday morning. According to Ottawa County Sheri...
Mar 31, 2026 A LIFE Ambulance crew attends to an Ottawa Co. crash. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Grinwis Sentencing Shines Spotlight on Domestic, Sexual Abuse
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 31, 2026) - The sentencing of a 59-year-old Zeeland Township man in the death of his girlfriend following a domestic violence incident brings to light the issue of th...
Mar 31, 2026 Randall Grinwis (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Laketown Twp. Board to Hold Hearings on Proposed Beach Grant Applications
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 31, 2026) - The ongoing effort to address access to the Lake Michigan shore at a municipal park is the focus of a special meeting by the Laketown Township Board of ...
Mar 31, 2026 Proposed improvements to Laketown Township Beach (image courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
