Category Archives: Local News
Ox-Bow School Secures Grants Totaling Six Figures
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - A non-profit institution that has helped enhance Saugatuck's reputation as a center for the arts along the Lakeshore is getting some financial boosts from a...
Dec 19, 2024 Feather Chiaverini (F24) engages with a student and their fiber work in the painting studio. Photo by Dominique Muñoz (SF24). (photo courtesy Ox-Bow School of Arts & Artists' Residency)
City of Holland Finances in Good Shape Following Annual Audit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - When a governmental entity is in financial trouble, it makes headlines. When it is not, the news gets overlooked. Such may be the case with the City of Hollan...
Dec 19, 2024 Dec. 18, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks discusses the annual audit of city finances during the biweekly business meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Luna, Labrador Retriever Tops Ottawa County Dog Name, Breed Lists in 2024
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - As a New Year nears, the look back at 2024 is already underway in some quarters. On Wednesday, the Ottawa County Treasurer's Office announced the top dog n...
Dec 19, 2024 Ottawa County Treasurer Cheryl Clark poses with Smudge, who was currently available for adoption at the Harbor Humane Society as of Dec. 18, 2024. (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Storey Looks Back as Allegan Co. Board Tenure Ends
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 18, 2024) - After a dozen years on the Allegan County Board of Commissioners, Jim Storey is looking back and looking ahead. The Holland Republican, who withdrew his name ...
Dec 18, 2024 Jim Storey looks at the wall of past Allegan County Board Chairman after his final meeting on Dec. 12, 2024. (photo courtesy Jim Storey)
Saugatuck Schools Names Former Math Teacher as Interim Middle-High School Principal
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 17, 2024) - As an era ends at Saugatuck Public Schools, the line of succession is kicking in. On Tuesday, the district announced that Melanie Moorer was named interim p...
Dec 17, 2024 Interim Saugatuck Middle-High School Principal Melanie Moorer (Facebook photo courtesy Saugatuck Public Schools)
Bird Flu Case Found in Ottawa Co.
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 17, 2024) - The Bird Flu is back in Ottawa County. The state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on Monday that the presence of highly pathogenic av...
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Holland Museum to Offer Marvel Comics Feature Over Holiday Break
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 16, 2024) - If the kids get cabin fever during the holiday break, and you're not able to escape to warmer climes, a trip to the Holland Museum may be a handy local soluti...
Dec 16, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Museum. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Laketown Twp. Rejects Manager Agreement with Genetski
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 16, 2024) - Ottawa County may not be the only local governmental entity without an operational leader as a new year begins. Last Wednesday, the Laketown Township bo...
Dec 16, 2024 Nov. 6, 2024; Laketown Twp., MI, USA; Candidates for Laketown Township manager wait to be introduced at a meet and greet at Graafschap Fire Department, 4534 60th St., on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Standing from left are Laketown Township Trustee Patrick Dietrich, and candidates Brandon Mersman, Bob Genetski and Karen Sherwood. Residents are sitting in front. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, MIchigan)
State Funding Secured for Two Park Twp. Park Projects
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 15, 2024) - Money for two parks in - Park Township - are headed in from Lansing. On Friday, the Lakeshore community announced that two grants totaling over $826,000 fro...
Dec 15, 2024 Park Township Logo (image courtesy Park Township, Michigan)
Two Teens Hospitalized After Saturday Crash Near Zeeland East High
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 14, 2024) - Two teens from Zeeland were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the city's northern limits on Saturday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Serg...
Dec 14, 2024 A LIFE Ambulance crew attends to an Ottawa Co. crash. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
