Category Archives: Local News
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
Fiber Projects on Agenda for Zeeland City Council Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 7, 2024) - The Zeeland City Council holds its biweekly business meeting on Monday evening. Among the items on the agenda before the governing panel are a couple of issues...
Oct 07, 2024 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Two Teens Hurt as Moped Collides with Pickup Near Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 4, 2024) - Two teens escaped serious injury after the moped in which they were in collided with a pickup truck near Nunica on Friday evening. No names were disclose...
Oct 04, 2024 An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department K-9 Team Vehicle (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Holland Fire Truck Parade Set for Friday Night
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 4, 2024) - A fun way to bring home the message of fire safety in Holland and along the Lakeshore is on Friday night. The 42nd annual Fire Prevention Parade and Open House...
Oct 04, 2024 Oct. 7, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Fire Department Honor Guard displays the colors during the 2022 Holland Fire Truck Parade at the 8th Street Marketplace. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Pedestrian Killed Near Wayland
LEIGHTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 3, 2024) - One person was killed after attempting to cross a roadway northeast of Wayland on Thursday evening. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Blair ...
Oct 03, 2024 Allegan County Sheriff. File photo
Tulip Planting Set for This Weekend in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 3, 2024) - Nearly seven months to the day that they blossom onto the spotlight, the star of Holland's annual signature event gets planted this weekend. On Friday and Satu...
Oct 03, 2024 Oct. 23, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; A view of part of the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park after the tulip bulbs were planted in the fall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holland Aquatic Center to Host Collegiate Meet for Local Non-Profit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 3, 2024) - It's not often that conference rivals face each other outside of league competition, and it's not often that Division 1 universities go head to head with Divis...
Oct 03, 2024 Be Better; (image courtesy Endeavor to Persevere Be Better;)
UPDATE: Assessments, Abatements Discussed by Holland City Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 3, 2024) - An increase in downtown Holland expenses may be forthcoming, while a company that had secured a tax abatement from the City of Holland will have to pay their f...
Oct 03, 2024
Zeeland's Pumpkinfest Begins on Thursday Night
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 2, 2024) - Autumn may have begun on the calendar on September 22nd, but along the Lakeshore, the fall season kicks off in earnest in Zeeland this coming weekend. Although...
Oct 02, 2024 2024 Pumpkinfest theme of "Happily Ever After" (image courtesy Zeeland Festivals)
Drivers Hospitalized After Tuesday Evening Rollover Crash in West Olive
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 1, 2024) - A two-vehicle collision between Holland and Grand Haven on Tuesday evening hospitalized both drivers involved. Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies and other fi...
Oct 01, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
