Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept. to Hold Two "Financial Scams Seminars"
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 21, 2025) - Another popular public outreach program offered by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department is coming up. Two Financial Scams Seminars are slated for the nex...
Jan 21, 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff's Detective Joe Monger shares valuable insights into how scammers operate during a Financial Scams Seminar in Allendale held in November, 2024. (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Zeeland City Council to Consider "Special Assessment" for Downtown During Tuesday Meeting
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 20, 2025) - A lightning rod of attention whenever a municipal body's meeting agenda is published ahead of time is the word "Assessment." Such a "Special Assessment" resol...
Jan 20, 2025 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Wintry Conditions Lead to Multi-Vehicle Pileup East of Zeeland
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 20, 2025) - One man was hospitalized and two others suffered bumps and bruises following a 15-vehicle pileup on I-196 east of Zeeland late on Monday morning. Ottawa ...
Jan 20, 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Robbery, Fight, Arrest, Police Chase Stem from Overnight Incident Near GVSU
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2025) - A 21-year-old Muskegon man is in the Ottawa County Jail, awaiting arraignment on charges stemming from an early Saturday morning parking lot robbery an...
Jan 18, 2025
Laketown Twp. to Offer Managerial Post to Genetski - Again
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2025) - Will Bob Genetski take a second chance on the Laketown Township managerial position? The decision is apparently in the hands of the current Allegan Coun...
Jan 16, 2025 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)
DuJardine Convicted in Fuel Stop Sexual Assault Charge, Could Face Life in Prison
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2025) - A 60-year-old Muskegon man, who had been on parole since last November from a life sentence for a first degree criminal sexual conduct conviction in 1989,...
Jan 16, 2025 Greg Joseph DuJardine (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Social Justice Awards Announced by City of Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2025) - Five organizations and three individuals were honored as the City of Holland announced its Social Justice Award winners prior to Wednesday night's City Counci...
Jan 16, 2025
Ottawa Co. Scraps Early Voting Centers for 2026 Gubernatorial Elections
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 15, 2025) - When the state has its next round of early voting for the gubernatorial election year of 2026, Ottawa County will change the way it conducts the nine-day p...
Jan 15, 2025 July 5, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck testifies before the Holland City Council during a council business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Social Justice Awards Ceremony Highlights Tonight's Holland City Council Meeting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 15, 2025) - Wednesday night's Holland City Council meeting will be special, probably not for what may be on the agenda. The annual Social Justice Awards and Youth Social ...
Jan 15, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Two Hospitalized Following M-45 Crash in Allendale
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2025) - The drivers involved in a two-vehicle collision in Allendale on Tuesday morning were hospitalized in critical and stable condition, respectively. No na...
Jan 14, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
