Category Archives: Local News
Confirmation Made of Rabid Bat in Ottawa County
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 17, 2025) - No precise location was disclosed, but the Ottawa County Department of Public Health put out a county-wide advisory on Tuesday with the confirmation of a...
Jul 17, 2024
Saugatuck Schools Leader Travis to Retire After 2024-25 Academic Year
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 17, 2024) - The dean of public school superintendents along the Lakeshore will be retiring in 12 months. Dr. Tim Travis gave such notice to the Saugatuck Board of Educa...
Jul 17, 2024 Dr. Tim Travis, Superintendent of Saugatuck Public Schools (photo courtesy Saugatuck Public Schools)
League of Women Voters to Hold Primary Forum in Douglas on Wednesday
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 16, 2024) - The third of four candidate forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Holland Area ahead of the August 6 Primary Election is on Wednesday evening. Be...
Jul 16, 2024 League of Women Voters (image courtesy League of Women Voters of the Holland Area)
UPDATE: Images of Armed Robber Sought After Heist at North Side Convenience Store Disclosed
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 16, 2024) - The search is on for a Hispanic man, about 5-10 with a tall, heavy build, and short black hair. A clerk at the West Shore Mobil Mart off of Riley Street ...
Jul 16, 2024 Suspect in July 11, 2024 robbery of West Shore Mobil Mark in Holland Twp., MI. (surveillance image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Second of Two Eurasian Water Milfoil Treatments in Kalamazoo Lake is Today
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 16, 2024) - The second of two treatments for a scourge in Kalamazoo Lake and Kalamazoo Harbor near the mouth of the Kalamazoo River is is set for Tuesday. The city of S...
Jul 16, 2024 Eurasian Aquatic Milfoil on Kalamazoo Lake (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Shift in Business 196 Rebuild Slated for Wednesday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 15, 2024) - A $17 million, four-and-a-half mile rebuild of Business 196, a four-lane divided highway between Holland and Zeeland, is apparently ahead of schedule. On Wedn...
Jul 15, 2024 A map of the Business 196 reconstruction zone (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. CRASE Class Registration Full Ahead of Tuesday Session
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 15, 2024) - The events of this past Saturday in Pennsylvania, in which a gunman attempted to kill former President Trump at a campaign rally, brought to light what peo...
Jul 15, 2024 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Liquor Store on Holland's South Side Burgled Overnight
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 15, 2024) - The search is on for whoever broke into a liquor store on Holland's South Side late on Sunday night. Deputies were dispatched to Sam's Liquor Center off of ...
Jul 15, 2024 Marti157900 / Depositphotos.com
Grand Rapids Man Drowns in Lake Michigan
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 14, 2024) - A 38-year-old Grand Rapids man lost his life in Lake Michigan on Sunday afternoon. Bystanders had to pull the unnamed swimmer out of the waters sout...
Jul 14, 2024 Drowning reported (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Three Hurt, One Critically, in Polkton Twp. Crash on Saturday
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 13, 2024) - A 60-year-old Coopersville woman was critically injured following a two-vehicle crash between her hometown and Nunica on Saturday afternoon. According to...
Jul 13, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
