Category Archives: Local News
Zeeland Easter Egg Hunt Slated for Saturday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 27, 2026) - Although Easter Sunday isn't until April 5th, one Lakeshore community will get the jump on its neighbors on one familiar and fun aspect of the holiday. Zeelan...
Mar 27, 2026 (image courtesy Zeeland Festivals)
Judge Knoll to Retire Six Months Early in Consent Agreement with State Judicial Tenure Commission
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2026) - The judicial tenure of Brad Knoll will end six months early. On Wednesday, the Michigan Supreme Court approved a consent order that allows the 58th District C...
Mar 26, 2026 58th District Court Chief Judge Bradley Knoll (file photo Peg McNichol, Midwest Communications)
Ottawa Co. to Bolster Document Fraud Alert System
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2026) = One doesn't need to have direct contact with scammers to be taken advantage of "behind their back." Nine people were arrested last week in connection with ...
Mar 26, 2026 The Huyser House at Huyser Farm Park, 4188 64th St., in Laketown Township.
Finances & Transportation Topics Before Holland City Council in Study Session Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2026) - Transportation and financing are the spotlighted topics for the Holland City Council during its Wednesday night study session. The governing panel is expected...
Mar 25, 2026 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Millage Requests, Vacancies, and More Approved by Ottawa Co. Board
YouTube video of the Mar. 24, 2026 Ottawa County Board of Commissioners business meeting courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2026) - The possibility of two millage qu...
Mar 25, 2026
Coopersville Water System, Dairy Plant Secure State Grants
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2026) - A planned expansion of a dairy facility in Coopersville is getting a boost from Lansing. On Tuesday, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved a $17 million ...
Mar 25, 2026 (image courtesy the Coca-Cola Corporation)
Accused in North Side Shooting Incident Sentenced
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 24, 2026) - Four months after a shooting incident outside of a business establishment on Holland's North Side, a 48-year-old Holland man was sentenced. Andrew Louis H...
Mar 24, 2026 Andrew Louis Harper (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
Grand River Off-Limits Near Allendale Again
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 24, 2026) - For the second time in as many months, a portion of the Grand River near Allendale has been declared off-limits due to a sewage discharge. On Monday, t...
Mar 24, 2026 Area of Grand River under a No Body Contact Advisory in March of 2026. (image courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
Holland Christian Tabs Haverdink as New Head of Schools
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 24, 2026) - There is a new operational leader for Holland Christian Schools. On Monday, Jeff Haverdink was named as the next Head of Schools, effective on July 1st. A Hol...
Mar 24, 2026 Jeff Haverdink (photo courtesy Holland Christian Schools)
ACCF to Stage a Second Allegan County Housing Summit
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 24, 2026) - A standing issue facing the Lakeshore and elsewhere will be addressed on May 8th. The Allegan County Community Foundation is staging its second Housing Summit...
Mar 24, 2026 Sept. 23, 2025; Allegan, MI, USA; Lori Castello of PCI Michigan presenting at the first Allegan County Community Foundation Housing Summit in Griswold Auditorium. (photo courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
