Category Archives: Local News
Local Road Officials Prepared for Pothole Season Ahead
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 2, 2026) - The arctic cold that descended upon the Lakeshore last month will leave its calling card on area roads. Although temperatures haven't reached the 32-degree fre...
Feb 02, 2026 Juric.P / Depositphotos.com
New Exhibit on Lakeshore's Laotian Community Opens at Holland Museum
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2026) - The Holland Museum formally unveils its newest exhibit on Friday evening. "Sabai Dee: Celebrating Holland's Laotian Community" opens in the museum's Focus Gal...
Jan 30, 2026 Aug, 25, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Museum. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Unemployment Numbers Constant Along Lakeshore in December
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2026) - Joblessness remained stable along the Lakeshore as it rose in many areas of the state last month. In numbers released on Thursday by the Michigan Department o...
Jan 30, 2026 Got Credit / CC
"Point in Time" Homeless Count Held in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2026) - A story coming out of Detroit where the mother of two children who died last February from carbon monoxide poisoning when they were living in a van brings out...
Jan 29, 2026 ahundov / Depositphotos.com
Morning House Fire in South Shore Neighborhood; No Injuries
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2026) - There were no injuries reported to residents or Holland Department of Public Safety firefighters following a predawn house blaze on Wednesday. First responder...
Jan 29, 2026 Apr. 17, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A Holland FIre Department truck at the scene of a house blaze in the 700 block of Crestview Street. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations)
Ottawa Co. Financial Scams Seminars Series to Resume
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2026) - Despite how the weather has been along the Lakeshore the past two weeks, the seasons will indeed change. However, one season that never seems to end is the...
Jan 29, 2026 Ottawa County Financial Scams Seminars (image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
Annual Skywarn Training Seminar Set for Feb. 19
JENISON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 28, 2026) - The Lakeshore may currently be in the midst of a protracted winter storm stretch, but for those who are responsible for keeping the community safe from weathe...
Jan 28, 2026 Skywarn Session (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Emergency Management Office)
Hope Network Assumes Operations of Holland-Based Housing Support Non-Profit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 28, 2026) - A local effort to find housing for the needy is being taken over by a regional non-profit. Two weeks ago, Hope Network and Ladder Homes announced a merger tha...
Jan 28, 2026 Ladder Homes/Hope Network (image courtesy Ladder Homes)
Another "Snow Day" Covers Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2026) - The cold, snowy, strong grip of winter continues to envelop the Lakeshore. The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids has a Winter Weather Advisory i...
Jan 27, 2026 Mar. 2, 2014; Holland, MI, USA; A look along Central Avenue at West 4th Street during a winter storm. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
"Routine" Ottawa Co. Board Meeting on Tap for Tonight
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2026) - There may be little fireworks coming out of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Sheriff Eric DeBoer will present som...
Jan 27, 2026 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
