Category Archives: Local News
Maroons Usher In New School Year Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 20, 2024) - School bells ring for the first time in Academic 2025 on Tuesday morning along the Lakeshore. Holland Christian schools get the jump on all others by beginnin...
Aug 20, 2024 Wen Shi / CC
First Zeeland Citizens Academy Graduates to be Honored on Monday Night
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 19, 2024) - The first graduates of Zeeland's Citizen Academy will be honored on Monday evening. Thirteen of the 15 who had signed up for a closer look at various municipa...
Aug 19, 2024 The 2024 Zeeland Citizens Academy (photo courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Former Holland Manager Cotton to Help in Laketown Twp. Managerial Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 19, 2024) - The search is on for a new manager in a Lakeshore community. Last week, the Laketown Township Board unanimously retained GovHR/MGT of America Consulting...
Aug 19, 2024 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Hudsonville Community Fair Begins Today as Vacuum from No True State Fair Continues
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 19, 2024) - The third of four local fairs along the Lakeshore this season begins on Monday. The Hudsonville Community Fair kicks off its six-day run with afternoon 4-...
Aug 19, 2024 Aug. 26, 2023; Hudsonville, MI, USA; The Hudsonville Community Fair. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Lakeshore Habitat's Leader to Leave for Statewide Post
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 17, 2024) - A long-time non-profit leader in the Holland/Zeeland area will be leaving in about six weeks. On Friday, Habitat for Humanity of Michigan announced that Don W...
Aug 17, 2024 Don WIlkinson (photo courtesy Habitat for Humanity of Michigan)
Charges Filed in June Road Rage Fatal Crash on M-45
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2024) - Two men are in the Ottawa County Jail after an arraignment on charges stemming from a collision between Allendale and Standale that took the life of a...
Aug 16, 2024 Ethan Ooosterhouse (L) and Denis Perez (R) (photos courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
UPDATE: Missing Man Found Near Hudsonville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2024) - The search is over for an 82-year-old man who went missing overnight north of Hudsonville. Family members said that Stephen Sietsema was last seen at ...
Aug 16, 2024 Stephen Sietsema (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Vehicle Crashes Into House In Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2024) - Earlier today, at about 1:30 a.m., an officer of the Holland Department of Public Safety was travelling south on Hastings Ave. and observed a north bound vehi...
Aug 16, 2024 Scott Davidson / CC
Holland Aquatic Center to Show a "Dive-In Move" on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2024) - Another sign that the summer fun season is drawing to a close comes on Saturday. The Holland Aquatic Center off of Maple Avenue caps its summer campaign with ...
Aug 16, 2024 (image courtesy Holland Aquatic Center)
Motorist Hospitalized After Crashing Pickup Into Kalamazoo River
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2024) - A 55-year-old South Haven man is expected to recover after crashing his pickup truck into the Kalamazoo River near Douglas on Thursday afternoon. First respon...
Aug 16, 2024 Paul Long / CC
