Category Archives: Local News
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)
Tulip Time Announces Finalists for First Bloem Poster Contest
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 10, 2024) - The finalists for the official image of the 2025 Tulip Time Festival are now set. Officials of Holland's annual signature event announced on Wednesday that 20...
Oct 10, 2024 Feb. 22, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Artist John Cowden poses with his creation "Dutch Delivery," along with a can of a custom beer from Big Lake Brewing, after being told his work won the 2024 First Bloem poster competition. (photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Holland, Zeeland BPW to Stage Open Houses Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 10, 2024) - The benefits of having municipal power along the Lakeshore and elsewhere is spotlighted during this Public Power Week. On Thursday, from 5-7 PM, the public is...
Oct 10, 2024 Sept. 19, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Energy Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Allegan Co. to Hold Open House on Renovated County Services Building on Thursday
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 9, 2024) - Allegan County government will show off some changes at its newly renovated County Services Building on Thursday, but not all of the kinks have been worke...
Oct 09, 2024 The new offices of the Allegan County Drain Commissioner at the County Services Building. (photo courtesy Jim Storey-Allegan County, Michigan)
Two Killed in Crash with Milk Truck North of Allegan
MONTEREY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 9, 2024) - Two persons in a passenger vehicle lost their lives in a collision with a semi north of Allegan on Tuesday evening. No names were immediately disclosed b...
Oct 09, 2024 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Smoke Alarms Spotlighted in Fire Prevention Awareness Campaign
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2024) - Fire safety is in the spotlight this time of year. Governor Whitmer issued a proclamation last Friday designating October as Fire Prevention Month in Michigan....
Oct 08, 2024 Holland Fire Marshal Bret Groendyke talks with residents during the Holland National Night Out at Kollen Park on Aug. 3, 2021 (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Fall Colors Slow in Arriving Across Michigan
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 7, 2024) - The fall color season is underway in Michigan. The best scenes are in the Upper Peninsula, where the leaves have changed from between 40 and 80 percent over mo...
Oct 07, 2024 Oct. 21, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A fall color scene aurropunding the Window on the Waterfront sign at the junction of East 4th Street and Columbia Avenue. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
