Category Archives: Local News
League of Women Voters to Stage Various Campaign Forums & Greeting Sessions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2024) - The League of Women Voters of the Holland Area is holding several candidate awareness sessions ahead of the November 5th General Election. The first of those...
Sep 16, 2024 League of Women Voters (image courtesy League of Women Voters of the Holland Area)
Judge Rules Against Plaintiff in Lawsuit Over Candidate Listing on Allegan Co. Ballot
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 15, 2024) - It looks as if ballots for the November 5th General Election in a portion of Allegan County can be printed up on Monday as scheduled. On Friday, Kent Co...
Sep 15, 2024 Brian Turner / CC
Laketown Twp. Opens Process for New Manager Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 15, 2024) - While the search for a new administrator for Ottawa County has garnered more attention, a smaller Lakeshore governmental entity has begun to look for a...
Sep 15, 2024 Ryan Cotton of MGT addresses the Laketown Township Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Ottawa Co. to Move Probate Court Back to Grand Haven Courthouse
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 14, 2024) - Nearly 16 years after Ottawa County began moving much of its governmental operations from Grand Haven to Olive Township, some of that shift is headed bac...
Sep 14, 2024 Ottawa County Courthouse in Grand Haven, MI (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
UPDATE: "Endangered" Holland Man Found
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 13, 2024) - The search is over for an 83-year-old Holland man who was believed to be endangered, but is now safe. Family members last saw Richard Frank Boss on Thursday ...
Sep 13, 2024 Richard Boss (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
5th Annual International Festival of Holland Set for Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 13, 2024) - It's among the newest of annual traditions in Holland, but the International Festival of Holland has grown deep roots already. The fifth annual celebration o...
Sep 13, 2024 Aug. 21, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Patrons dancing to the music during the 2021 International Festival of Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Laketown Twp. Board Approves Election Day Matters, Names Parks Commission Panel Replacement
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 12, 2024) - A Lakeshore community wants to put its proverbial foot down on election day mayhem when November 5th comes around. During its monthly business meeting ...
Sep 12, 2024 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Community Action House Shines Spotlight on Food Insecurity During Hunger Action Month
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 12, 2024) - Increasing awareness of food insecurity is the goal of those behind the effort in proclaiming September as Hunger Action Month. Feeding America, the nationwi...
Sep 12, 2024 Community Action House's Food Club/Opportunity Hub (photo courtesy Community Action House)
Woman Hospitalized After Crashing SUV into Tree Overnight
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 12, 2024) - A 40-year-old Holland woman was hospitalized after crashing her vehicle into a tree on Holland's North Side overnight on Thursday morning. First respond...
Sep 12, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ravenna Woman Hospitalized After Marne Area Crash
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 12, 2024) - A 33-year-old Ravenna woman was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash near Marne on Wednesday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant ...
Sep 12, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
