Category Archives: Local News
Holland City Council to Make Final Decision on Downtown Assessments Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 16, 2024) - Part of the cost of living and operating in downtown Holland will be determined on Wednesday night. Public hearings are slated before the City Council votes o...
Oct 16, 2024 May 18, 2023; Holland, MI, USA: Downtown Holland sign on River Avenue looking south from W. 7th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
County Road Official Offers Reminder on Political Signs
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 16, 2024) - With less than three weeks to go before the November 5th General Election, the political heat continues to grow across the country. That can be seen by th...
Oct 16, 2024 trongnguyen / Depositphotos.com
Zeeland School Superintendent Takes Medical Leave
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 16, 2024) - Zeeland Public Schools will be without its operational leader for a while. On Tuesday, the district announced that Dr. Brandi-Lyn Mendham has taken a temporar...
Oct 16, 2024 Zeeland Public Schools Superintendent Brandi-Lyn Mendham. Courtesy, ZPS
Anderson Resigns Completely from Ottawa Co. Government
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 15, 2024) - The brief tenure of Jon Anderson as Ottawa County's operational leader is over. Deputy Administrator Ben Wetmore notified county commissioners on Monday th...
Oct 15, 2024 Jon Anderson
Sheriff's Deputy Hurt after Crash with SUV in West Olive
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 14, 2024) - A 47-year-old Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy suffered minor injuries after his cruiser was hit by a compact SUV in West Olive on Monday night. No names wer...
Oct 14, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
West Olive Couple to Receive State Honor
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 14, 2024) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will honor 38 Michiganders on November 14th in the 2024 Governor's Service Awards at the Detroit Opera House. Among those to be hono...
Oct 14, 2024 Official Seal of the State of Michigan (image courtesy of the State of Michigan)
Laketown Twp. Establishes Time Line for Manager Selection
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 14, 2024) - The search for a new operational leader in a Lakeshore community has taken its next step. There were 38 applications submitted to Laketown Township offi...
Oct 14, 2024 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
SUV Strikes Hay Ride South of Allegan, Several Hurt
TROWBRIDGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 12, 2024) - A fall fun tradition turned sour south of Allegan on Saturday evening. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Blair Kacos, deputies and other ...
Oct 12, 2024 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
Proposed Holland Recycling Center Earns State Honors, $$$
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 10, 2024) - A proposal by a city of Holland official has received plaudits, and money, from Lansing in a program that takes its cue from television's "Shark Tank." Last w...
Oct 10, 2024 City of Holland Sustainability Manager Dan Broersma (second right) poses with the "People's Choice" award during the NextCycle Michigan 2024 Fall Showcase in Novi on Oct. 2, 2024. (photo courtesy City of Holland, MI)
Frank's of Zeeland, Farmland Preservation Winners in Farms are the Tapas Event
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 10, 2024) - The effort to preserve farmland in Ottawa County continues to gather momentum. County officials announced this week that around $30,000 was raised on Sep...
Oct 10, 2024 A record 172 people flocked to the Red Shed the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 24 for Ottawa County’s eighth-annual Farms are the Tapas fundraising event and silent auction. (photo courtesy Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impact)
