Category Archives: Local News
Life Jacket Credited with Helping to Save Capsized Boater in Lake Macatawa
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - Wearing a life jacket may have prevented a tragedy in the waters of Lake Macatawa on Sunday afternoon. Park Township crews were dispatched to Big Bay, off o...
Aug 31, 2026 Park Township Fire Department (image courtesy Park Twp. Fire Dept.)
Two Hospitalized in Hudsonville Area Crash
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - Two persons were seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash west of Hudsonville during the overnight hours of Sunday. According to the Ottawa Cou...
Aug 31, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fire Strikes North Side House, Resident Hospitalized
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - One person was hospitalized following a Friday afternoon house fire on Holland's North Side. When crews arrived at the blaze, which was at a residence on Cr...
Aug 31, 2026 Aug. 28, 2026; Park Twp., MI, USA; A residence on Crosswind Drive following a house fire. (photo courtesy Park Twp. Fire Dept.)
Two Persons Reach Plea Deal in Holland Animal Hoarding Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - Two persons have been charged in an animal hoarding case at a Holland residence. On July 15th, Public Safety Police Services officers were dispatched to a res...
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UPDATE: Saugatuck Council Takes Next Step in New Logo, Branding Process
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - The look of a Lakeshore community could be changing soon. During this past Monday evening's business meeting, the Saugatuck City Council approved a recommen...
Aug 28, 2026 The new Saugatuck municipal logo (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Students Arriving at Hope, GVSU for New School Year
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - Students are heading back to the two institutions of higher education in Ottawa County for the start of a new academic year. Nearly 3,400 students began arriv...
Aug 28, 2026 Aug. 31, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Banners on the Hope College campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Joblessness Steady Along Lakeshore in July
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - Unemployment stayed relatively steady along the Lakeshore and across the state last month. In not seasonally-adjusted numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Stat...
Aug 28, 2026 Got Credit / CC
Mr. Kozak's to Close After More Than 30 Years in Downtown Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2026) - After more than three decades of serving gyros, Chicago dogs, Italian beef and other favorites to the Holland community, Mr. Kozak's Gyros in Downtown Holland...
Aug 27, 2026
Start of School Year Continues Today Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2026) - Opening week of classes for schools along the Lakeshore continues. Students in Holland and West Ottawa public schools, as well as Eagle Crest and Vanderbilt c...
Aug 27, 2026 Holland School Superintendent Nick Cassidy (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Father, Toddler Injured in Bike-Truck Collision Near Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2026) - A 25-year-old Grand Haven man and his 20-month-old daughter were hospitalized after his electric dirt bike collided with a work truck on Wednesday ev...
Aug 27, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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