Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck Council to Go Over Oval Beach WiFi, STR Proposals Today
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 6, 2024) - Saugatuck apparently can't wait forever for AT&T to act on getting WiFi to Oval Beach. With no cell or internet service available along that stretch of L...
Aug 06, 2024 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Stroke Claims Life of Allegan Co. Commissioner Dean Kapenga
WYOMING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 6, 2025) - The Allegan County Board has suffered a loss. On Monday night, board Chairman Jim Storey announced that District 3 Commissioner and Board Vice Chairman Dean Ka...
Aug 06, 2024 Dean Kapenga (photo courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
Huffman Completes "Triple Crown" of Open Swimming; Dreyer Begins Lake Michigan Quest
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 6, 2024) - While one ultra-marathon swimmer from the Lakeshore's quest is ongoing, another has put a fresh leaf on his laurels. The Holland Aquatic Center announced on Tu...
Aug 06, 2024 Bryan Huffman's attempted Lake Michigan swim attempt Aug. 12, 2023. (Thomas Seiff Facebook photo)
Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Michigan
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 6, 2024) - Could the actions of a few have an impact on the whole? That's a question that could be answered on Tuesday as the direction of county government in Allegan and Ot...
Aug 06, 2024 Elections (image © Midwest Communications)
National Night Out Set for Tuesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 5, 2024) - The first Tuesday in August is more than just an annual election day window in Michigan. It's the 40th anniversary of the National Night Out campaign aimed at ...
Aug 05, 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)
Ottawa Co. Community Action Agency Pauses on New Utility Bill Help
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 5, 2024) - Why is there a hold up in getting utility help to those in need in Ottawa County right now? On Monday, the county's Community Action Agency announced that...
Aug 05, 2024 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Search Unsuccessful Thus Far for Reported Alligator in NE Ottawa Co. Lake
CHESTER TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 5, 2024) - Could there be an alligator in Crockery Lake? The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, the state Department of Natural Resources, and the Ottawa County Par...
Aug 05, 2024 Crockery Lake Association (image courtesy Crockery Lake Association)
UPDATE: Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized Following Incident South of Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 5, 2024) - More information has been disclosed stemming from a Sunday afternoon incident at a home south of Grand Haven in which a 73-year-old woman was assaulte...
Aug 05, 2024 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Tulip Time Partners With Fall Fest for Tulip Planting, Artisan Market, Michigan IO Concert
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 5, 2024) -Tulip Time joins the fun of Fall Fest! Fall Fest will be hosted by Downtown Holland on Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5, 2024. Downtown Holland has in...
Aug 05, 2024
Zeeland to Consider Lifting Short-Term Rental Prohibition Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 5, 2024) - Another Lakeshore municipality tackles the issue of short-term rentals on Monday night. On the agenda for the biweekly Zeeland City Council meeting is a propos...
Aug 05, 2024 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
