Category Archives: Local News
Allegan County Board Meeting Set for Thursday
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 8, 2025) - While the drama continues in Ottawa County, the Allegan County Board hopes for a far more peaceful organizational session on Thursday. The five-member pan...
Jan 08, 2025 The board room at the Allegan County Services Building. (photo courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
"Coffee with Council" on Wednesday Night Begins Holland City Budget Process
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan 7, 2025) - The budget-making process for the City of Holland begins in earnest on Wednesday evening. The first of two "Coffee with Council" sessions is from 5-6 PM in Cham...
Jan 07, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Board Chooses Rosema as Interim Administrator
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 7, 2025) - If the members of Ottawa County Board will ever pull together the proverbial governmental oars in the same direction and cadence, it apparently won't come r...
Jan 07, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Two Saginaw Teens Held as Rash of Vehicle Larcenies Strike North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 6, 2025) - Two teens from Saginaw are in the Ottawa County Jail following Monday arrests on charges stemming from allegedly rifling through parked vehicles on Hollan...
Jan 06, 2025 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Zeeland City Council has Busy Monday Night Ahead
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 6, 2025) - It should be a busy start to the New Year for the Zeeland City Council on Monday night. The work-study session, held prior to the biweekly business meeting, st...
Jan 06, 2025 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Divided Board Keeps Laketown Twp. Manager's Post Unfilled
LAKETOWN TWP, MI (WTVB/WHTC, Jan. 5, 2025) - Disagreements among members of the Laketown Township Board of Trustees has led to a postponement on a decision concerning a new township manager until next...
Jan 05, 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)
Holland Farmers Market's Winter Season Begins on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 3, 2025) - Winter may already have started in earnest, but a sign of spring ahead begins on Saturday. The Holland Farmers Market winter season gets underway. Every first ...
Jan 03, 2025 The Holland Farmers Market winter session inside of the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Place. (photo courtesy Downtown Holland)
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Board Tabs Teeples, Brugger for Leaders in First 2025 Meeting on Thursday
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 2, 2025) - The lines were apparent on Thursday morning as the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners held its first meeting of a new term. After nearly 50 minutes of pub...
Jan 02, 2025
Unemployment Rose Along Lakeshore in November
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 2, 2025) - There were a few more people reportedly out of work along the Lakeshore in November than in October, and apparently a lot more than a year ago. In non-seasonal...
Jan 02, 2025 Got Credit / CC
First Baby Born in '25 at Holland Hospital Announced
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2025) - It only took 139 minutes in 2025 before Holland Hospital's first baby was born. The Michigan Avenue-based medical facility announced on Wednesday the 2:19 AM b...
Jan 01, 2025 The first baby born in 2025 at Holland Hospital (photo courtesy Holland Hospital)
