Category Archives: Local News
German Energy Firm Holding Public Meetings on Proposed Solar Farm
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 18, 2026) - A German-based energy company may have a tough selling job ahead of it to convince residents in Zeeland and Jamestown townships of the value of a planned ...
Mar 18, 2026 Silver Maple Solar Farm (image courtesy RWE)
Hudsonville Man Hospitalized After Apparently Triggering a Four-Vehicle Pileup in Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2026) - A four-vehicle pileup in Jenison hospitalized the apparent at-fault driver on Tuesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Michael...
Mar 17, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fuel Prices Continue Skyrocketing Upward Along Lakeshore, Across State
DEARBORN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2026) - It seems as if gas prices are moving inexorably toward the four dollar a gallon mark along the Lakeshore and across Michigan. In its daily canvassing of stat...
Mar 17, 2026 lightpoet / Depositphotos.com
Lakeshore State Lawmaker Welcomes Proposed Election Changes
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2026) - With some Lakeshore voters being asked to cast ballots seven weeks from Tuesday, and the August 4th Primary coming later this summer, the question of when ele...
Mar 17, 2026 State 31st District Senator Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville) (photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans)
Zeeland City Council to Meet Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2026) - There are plenty of things for the Zeeland City Council to address during its biweekly business meeting on Monday night. Among the items on the agenda is a re...
Mar 16, 2026 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Four Hurt from Pre-Dawn Crash in Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 14, 2026) - Four persons were injured from a two-vehicle crash in Jenison just before dawn on Saturday. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Ch...
Mar 14, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland Ice Park Slated to End First Season This Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 14, 2026) - Although wintry weather still lingers, the approach of spring means the end of a successful first season at the Holland Community Ice Park. The facility, whic...
Mar 14, 2026 The Holland Ice Park (photo courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
"Legacy in Blue and Bloom" Selected as 2026 Tulip Time Festival Poster
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 13, 2026) - The image for the 97th renewal of Holland's Signature Event has been determined. On Friday, Tulip Time Festival officials announced that "Legacy in Blue and B...
Mar 13, 2026 "Legacy in Blue and Bloom" by Jill Gates (image courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Active Shooter Event Preparation Vital in Detroit Assault; Similar Class Coming to Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 13, 2026) - The value of preparing for an active attack was evident in Thursday's incident at a suburban Detroit Jewish school. The FBI is now leading the investigation i...
Mar 13, 2026 Holland Police seal (image courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Laketown Twp. Looking Into Odor Issue
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 13, 2026) - Something stinks south of Holland, and Laketown Township wants something done about it. Last week, the municipality's attorney, Ron Bultje, submitted a ...
Mar 13, 2026 Adam Brent, CEO/Founder of Cocoa Corp., points out different material piles to Laketown Township officials at the composting site, 4368 60th St., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
