Category Archives: Local News
Speeding Driver Stopped in Allendale After Brief Chase
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 11, 2024) - Charges are pending after a vehicle was spotted speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in the Allendale area on Wednesday afternoon. Several motor...
Sep 11, 2024 An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department K-9 Team Vehicle (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Charges Pending After Collision, Assault on US-31
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 11, 2024) - Charges are pending for a 60-year-old Muskegon man who allegedly used a fender-bender between Holland and Grand Haven on Sunday evening to grope a ...
Sep 11, 2024
Meet & Greet on Thursday, Public "Conversation" on Friday for Returning Ottawa Co. CHM Chief Brashears
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 11, 2024) - Now that Michael Brashears is back in harness as Executive Director of the Ottawa County Community Mental Health department, he is into his duties full bo...
Sep 11, 2024 Dr. Michael Brashears (photo courtesy House of Representative, State of Michigan)
UPDATE: Public Silent in Hearing on Proposed FY 2025 Budget on Tuesday
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 11, 2024) - The financial blueprint for the next year by Ottawa County Government wasn't determined on Tuesday. The biweekly county board business meeting was to be h...
Sep 11, 2024 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Grand Haven Educator Named to State Teacher Tenure Commission
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 10, 2024) - A Grand Haven man who makes the commute to operate a Kent County school district has been named to a state panel. Governor Whitmer's office announced on Tues...
Sep 10, 2024 Kevin Polston (photo courtesy Kentwood Public Schools)
Holland Ambassador Academy Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 9, 2024) - What may be a long-running program offered by the city of Holland for its residents to know more about their hometown began on Monday night. It apparently did...
Sep 09, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Allegan Co. Deeds Office to Move; Lawsuit Over Office Shift Continues
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 9, 2024) - The conflict between the Allegan County Board and three county officials unwilling to move their offices may be heading towards its end. On Tuesday, Sept...
Sep 09, 2024 The Allegan County Services Building campus off of Dumont Lake in Allegan Twp. (image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
Fall Colors Tourism Tips Available; Ottawa Co. Routes Listed, but None in Allegan Co.
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2024) - With the autumnal equinox two weeks away, thoughts of fall travel are strong among the state's tourism officials. The County Road Association of Michigan this ...
Sep 08, 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
Anderson to Step Down as Interim Ottawa Co. Administrator
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 7, 2024) - Jon Anderson was Ottawa County's Interim Administrator, and any thoughts that he could be considered for the role full-time have been put to rest. The co-o...
Sep 07, 2024 Jon Anderson
Allegan County Fair Begins Today
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 6, 2024) - The fourth and final local fair along the Lakeshore for 2024 kicks off of Friday. A performance by rapper Ludacris highlights the opening night of the 172nd A...
Sep 06, 2024 Allegan County Fair (image courtesy Allegan County Fair)
