Category Archives: Local News
Slenk Earns Holland Public Safety Police Officer of Year Honors
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2025) - It apparently didn't take long for Spencer Slenk to make a positive impression with the Holland Department of Public Safety. Just a five-year full-time veteran...
Feb 03, 2025 Holland Department of Public Safety 2025 Police Officer of the Year Spencer Slenk (photo courtesy Holland Dept. of Public Safety)
Woman Hurt, Pickup Driver Ticketed in Dawn Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2025) - A 24-year-old Greenville woman is expected to recover from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash around dawn on Monday near Nunica. No names were disc...
Feb 03, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland City Council to Meet Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2025) - A few items should be addressed by the Zeeland City Council during this Monday evening's biweekly business meeting. One item is to set a public hearing for a m...
Feb 03, 2025 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Road Crews Already at Work on Potholes Along Lakeshore
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2025) - There may be six more weeks of winter after Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow in Pennsylvania on Sunday, but the pothole season may be already underway. Last we...
Feb 03, 2025 Prostock / Depositphotos.com
Applications for Zeeland Citizens Academy Now Open
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2025) - Another chance for Zeeland residents to know more about their community opens up on Monday. From now through February 14th, applications will be accepted for t...
Feb 03, 2025 The 2024 class of the Zeeland Citizens Academy (photo courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Holland Woman Killed in Fiery Byron Center Area Crash
BYRON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 1, 2025) - A 43-year-old Holland woman lost her life in a single vehicle crash near Byron Center on Friday night. According to the Kent County Sheriff's Office, an unn...
Feb 01, 2025 Kent County Sheriff's Dept. (image courtesy Kent Co. Sheriff's office)
Vehicle Smashes Into North Side Retailer, Causes Closure
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2025) - A 48-year-old Holland woman escaped injury after crashing her sedan into a building on Thursday night. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Cass...
Jan 30, 2025
Cement Spill Closes US-31 in Thursday Incident
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2025) - January is NOT road construction season along the Lakeshore, despite what a cement hauler did between Holland and Grand Haven on Thursday morning. Ottawa C...
Jan 30, 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
Unemployment Up Along Lakeshore, Across State for December
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2025) - No doubt about it - joblessness was up along the Lakeshore as a New Year began. In numbers disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Man...
Jan 30, 2025 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Another "Never Forgotten" Wes Leonard Heart Team Event Set for Saturday in Fennville
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2025) - For some, it doesn't seem as if will be 14 years this coming March 3rd when Wes Leonard died. The two-sport star junior at Fennville High had just hit the g...
Jan 30, 2025 The 2025 "Never Forgotten" Game Poster (image courtesy Wes Leonard Heart Team)
