Category Archives: Local News
Veterans Day Programs Held in Holland, Saugatuck & Allegan
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 12, 2024) - On November 11th, the nation remembered those who have served and who are serving their country in the military branches of government. Holland High School he...
Nov 12, 2024 Nov. 11, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Robert Heath Sr. addresses the 87th annual Holland High School Veterans Day Observance at Holland High School’s Dutch Dome. Mandatory credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Veterans Day Events Slated for Holland, Saugatuck, Allegan
UNDATED, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 10, 2024) - Veterans Day is on Monday, and there are three events slated for public participation along the Lakeshore to honor those who have and are serving this country...
Nov 10, 2024 Nov. 10, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland High students and community guests listen to keystone remarks by Ken Freestone (not pictured) at the 85th Annual Veterans Day Observance in the Dutch Dome. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications.
Laketown Twp. Officials to Visit Managerial Candidate Sites Before Decision
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 10, 2024) - A decision on who will be the next operating leader of a Lakeshore community could come this week. The Laketown Township Manager Search Committee, compr...
Nov 10, 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)
Woman Hospitalized After Crash on M-45
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 9, 2024) - A 20-year-old man from the Central Florida town of Avon Park, along with a female passenger, were injured in a two-vehicle crash west of Allendale on Fri...
Nov 09, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fire Strikes Mobile Home on North Side; Humans & Pets Safe
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2024) - No injuries were reported among first responders and most of the occupants following a fire at a unit in a mobile home complex on Holland's North Side around...
Nov 08, 2024 Park Township Fire Engine file photo
Holland Social Justice Awards Nomination Process Now Open
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2024) - An annual tradition at the first of the year in Holland is the awarding of the city's Social Justice Awards. Sponsored by the city's Human Relations Commission...
Nov 08, 2024 Image courtesy City of Holland, MI
Two Killed in Overnight Crash North of Allegan
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 7, 2024) - No names or other identification were immediately disclosed as two persons lost their lives in an overnight, single-vehicle crash north of Allegan on Thur...
Nov 07, 2024 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Grand Rapids Man Charged in Home Improvement Scam Operation
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 6, 2024) - A 30-year-old Grand Rapids man has been charged in an alleged home improvement scam that goes back more than a year and perhaps beyond Ottawa County. Accor...
Nov 06, 2024 Wesley Pawloski (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Lakeshore Election Results Nov. 5, 2024
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 6, 2024) - Below are the unofficial tallies for contested local office races and ballot proposals involving the Lakeshore from the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, as disclosed...
Nov 06, 2024 franckito / Depositphotos.com
Charges Filed in Fatal Trailer Loss Incident
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 5, 2024) - Charges have been filed more than three months after a fatal incident involving a boat trailer that broke free and struck two pedestrians on Holland's North...
Nov 05, 2024 Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Truck (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Department)
