Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Holland City Council Approves Contract for Designing Proposed Bike Park
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 20, 2024) - Utilizing land that had been at one time a dump into a recreational hub isn't new for the City of Holland. With the backdrop of Window on the Waterfront Park ...
Jun 20, 2024 An overhead look at the site of a proposed Holland Bike Park. (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Borculo Christian School Reaches Fundraising Goal
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 18, 2024) - The effort of a small Christian elementary school north of Zeeland to expand is halfway home. On Monday, officials of Borculo Christian School announced ...
Jun 19, 2024 Borculo Christian School (image courtesy Borculo Christian School)
Holland High Air Conditioning Down; Summer School There Postponed
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 19, 2024) - Summer school is starting a little late at Holland High School. A coolant leak in the air conditioning system at that facility has necessitated the cancellati...
Jun 19, 2024 Holland High School (Jason Craner photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Allendale Woman Killed in Pileup with Truck on M-45
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 18, 2024) - A 70-year-old Allendale woman lost her life in a three-vehicle pileup west of her hometown on Tuesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's S...
Jun 18, 2024 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Lee Township Shooting
LEE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 18, 2024) - On June 15, 2024, Allegan Central Dispatch received a call from a home on 105th Ave in Lee Township, Allegan County about a pregnant female with a gunshot wo...
Jun 18, 2024 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Biker Hurt in Hudsonville-Area Crash
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 18, 2024) - An 18-year-old Hudsonville man was hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle southwest of his hometown overnight on Tuesday. According to Ottawa Count...
Jun 18, 2024 blurAZ1 / Depositphotos.com
More Crossing Closures This Week in BL-196 Rebuild Project
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 18, 2024) - More work, more inconvenience for motorists attempting to get across Business 196 between Holland and Zeeland. Michigan Department of Transportation contracto...
Jun 18, 2024 Map of work along Business 196 during week of June 18-21, 2024 (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Fiber Optic Broadband Expansion Continues Along Lakeshore
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 18, 2024) - Crews are continuing efforts to connect the entire Lakeshore with fiber optic broadband capability. While contractors are working throughout Ottawa County, an...
Jun 18, 2024 Fiberoptic cable ready for installation by Holland BPW crews as part of its "fiberhoods" broadband expansion effort. (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Commissioner Jim Storey)
Ottawa Co. Emergency Mgt. Announces Cooling Spots During Heat Spell
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 17, 2024) - With a week-long heat advisory in effect for West Michigan, the Ottawa County Emergency Management Director has announced the establishment of community ce...
Jun 17, 2024 Ottawa County Emergency Management logo.
Laketown Board OKs Appeal To Open Burning Ordinance
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 17, 2024) - The Laketown Township Board of Trustees on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, unanimously approved the first appeal to the township's new Open Burning ordinance....
Jun 17, 2024 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road.
