Category Archives: Local News
Meet & Greet on Thursday, Public "Conversation" on Friday for Returning Ottawa Co. CHM Chief Brashears
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 11, 2024) - Now that Michael Brashears is back in harness as Executive Director of the Ottawa County Community Mental Health department, he is into his duties full bo...
Sep 11, 2024 Dr. Michael Brashears (photo courtesy House of Representative, State of Michigan)
UPDATE: Public Silent in Hearing on Proposed FY 2025 Budget on Tuesday
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 11, 2024) - The financial blueprint for the next year by Ottawa County Government wasn't determined on Tuesday. The biweekly county board business meeting was to be h...
Sep 11, 2024 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Grand Haven Educator Named to State Teacher Tenure Commission
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 10, 2024) - A Grand Haven man who makes the commute to operate a Kent County school district has been named to a state panel. Governor Whitmer's office announced on Tues...
Sep 10, 2024 Kevin Polston (photo courtesy Kentwood Public Schools)
Holland Ambassador Academy Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 9, 2024) - What may be a long-running program offered by the city of Holland for its residents to know more about their hometown began on Monday night. It apparently did...
Sep 9, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Allegan Co. Deeds Office to Move; Lawsuit Over Office Shift Continues
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 9, 2024) - The conflict between the Allegan County Board and three county officials unwilling to move their offices may be heading towards its end. On Tuesday, Sept...
Sep 9, 2024 The Allegan County Services Building campus off of Dumont Lake in Allegan Twp. (image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
Fall Colors Tourism Tips Available; Ottawa Co. Routes Listed, but None in Allegan Co.
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2024) - With the autumnal equinox two weeks away, thoughts of fall travel are strong among the state's tourism officials. The County Road Association of Michigan this ...
Sep 8, 2024 Oct. 21, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A fall color scene aurropunding the Window on the Waterfront sign at the junction of East 4th Street and Columbia Avenue. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Anderson to Step Down as Interim Ottawa Co. Administrator
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 7, 2024) - Jon Anderson was Ottawa County's Interim Administrator, and any thoughts that he could be considered for the role full-time have been put to rest. The co-o...
Sep 7, 2024 Jon Anderson
Allegan County Fair Begins Today
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 6, 2024) - The fourth and final local fair along the Lakeshore for 2024 kicks off of Friday. A performance by rapper Ludacris highlights the opening night of the 172nd A...
Sep 6, 2024 Allegan County Fair (image courtesy Allegan County Fair)
Windmill Island Continues Busy Slate with Art on the Island
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 5, 2024) - Another example of the home of Holland's iconic symbol not lying dormant after Tulip Time came on Thursday night. Despite some rainy conditions, a good crowd ...
Sep 5, 2024 Art on the Island Gala at Windmill Island Gardens (photo courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Remodeling to Temporarily Close Grand Haven Secretary of State Office
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 5, 2024) - One of the three Michigan Secretary of State offices in Ottawa County will be shuttered for a little while in September. SOS Jocelyn Benson announced...
Sep 5, 2024 July 29, 2024; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discussed early voting turnout during a press briefing. (YouTube image courtesy State of Michigan)
