Category Archives: Local News
Social Security Makes Adjustments for Disability Pride Month
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 8, 2024) - June may have been a pride month for some segments of society, but July is disability pride month. Along those lines, the US Social Security Administration pos...
Jul 08, 2024 US Social Security Administration (image courtesy US Social Security Administration)
Holland Education Foundation to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 7, 2024) - A financial boost for Holland Public Schools is beginning its 40th year of coming alongside the district, its teachers and its students to help them achieve th...
Jul 07, 2024 Holland Education Foundation 2024-25 Leadership: Director of Operations Wendy Schregardus (L), Executive Director Kate Bolt (C), and President John Johnston (R). (Jason Craner photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Holland Ambassador Academy Applications Now Being Accepted
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 6, 2024) - The proverbial curtain will be raised on how the city of Holland actually works. Applications are now being accepted for city residents to apply for the Hollan...
Jul 06, 2024 Holland Ambassador Academy (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Laketown Twp. Manager Meshkin Announces Retirement Plans
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 5, 2024) - After 35 years, Al Meshkin has decided to step away as Laketown Township's manager. He gave notice of his intentions in a formal letter to the township b...
Jul 05, 2024 Laketown Township Manager Al Meshkin (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Lawsuit Dismissal on Elections in Michigan to be Appealed
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 4, 2024) - Who has the last word on how elections are operated in Michigan? That question has come up stemming from the ramifications of the passage of Proposal 3 by vote...
Jul 04, 2024 State Senator Jonathan Lindsey (R-Brooklyn) (photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans)
Motorist Hospitalized After Fiery Crash North of Zeeland
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 4, 2024) - A 19-year-old Hudsonville man was hospitalized after a fiery single-vehicle crash north of Zeeland late on Wednesday night. According to Ottawa County She...
Jul 04, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holiday Municipal Fireworks Displays Continue Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, July 4, 2024) - Looking for fireworks shows to celebrate the Independence Day holiday? While perhaps the largest show in West Michigan isn't until Saturday evening in Grand Rapids...
Jul 04, 2024 Fireworks over Lake Macatawa/Kollen Park
Saugatuck Leader to Consider STR Cap Today
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 3, 2024) - A Lakeshore community is continuing its efforts to get a handle on short term rentals. No action will be taken during Wednesday's Saugatuck City Council work...
Jul 03, 2024 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Ottawa Co. Sheriff Reflective After Two Michigan Deputy Deaths in June
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 3, 2024) - For the second time in six days, a sheriff's deputy in Michigan will be laid to rest. Funeral services for William "Bill" Butler Jr. will be held on Wednesd...
Jul 03, 2024 A Hillsdale County Sheriff's Dept. prowl vehicle adorned with memorials for fallen deputy Bill Butler. (photo courtesy Hillsdale Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Stolen Life Ring at Lakeshore Beach Recovered; Case Under Investigation
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 2, 2024) - It apparently is much tougher to get away with taking souvenirs from a beach along the Lakeshore. Laketown Township officials announced on Tuesday the re...
Jul 02, 2024 This image from a Laketown Township security camera shows a person on the left with what the township says is its rescue ring from the beach on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Faces have been purposely blocked out. (image courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
