Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa Area Superintendents Unveil #StopThinkVerify Effort to Combat Deepfakes
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 1, 2024) - You've heard the PSA on our stations and other media outlets over the past three weeks. More information about the Ottawa Area Secure Schools Network is her...
Apr 01, 2024
Bicyclist Critically Hurt in Otsego-Area Incident
OTSEGO TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 1, 2024) - No names or other identification were disclosed by Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies after a bicyclist was struck by a motorist near Otsego on Monday after...
Apr 01, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland City Council to Honor Dining Tradition & More Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 1, 2024) - A downtown Zeeland tradition will be spotlighted tonight. During the biweekly Zeeland City Council meeting, Mayor Kevin Klynstra will issue a proclamation nami...
Apr 01, 2024 Frank's Restaurant in downtown Zeeland, Courtesy of The Lakeshore
Downtown Holland's Week-Long "Spring Fling" Begins
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 1, 2024) - To marketing and travel experts, there is no such thing as "down time." The period between Girlfriends Weekend in March and Tulip Time in May is considered qui...
Apr 01, 2024 May 18, 2023; Holland, MI, USA: Downtown Holland sign on River Avenue looking south from W. 7th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Industrial Fire Near Fruitport Leads to Evacuation Alert
SPRING LAKE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 30, 2024) - There were some anxious moments on Saturday evening due to a fire at an automotive parts supplier near Fruitport. The Ottawa County Department of Eme...
Mar 30, 2024 Ottawa County Emergency Management logo.
Allegan County Community Health Report Released
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 30, 2024) - The 2023 Allegan County Community Health Survey Report was released on Friday. Compiled with the help of the Allegan County Community Foundation, the Multi-Ag...
Mar 30, 2024 Allegan County Seal (image courtesy County of Allegan, Michigan)
North Side Business Burgled, Suspects Apprehended
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 29, 2024) - A store catering to the needs of those who enjoy recreational use of marijuana along the Lakeshore was the apparent victim of an overnight burglary on Fr...
Mar 29, 2024
Rollover Crash in West Olive Hospitalizes Allendale Man
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - A two-vehicle crash in West Olive on Thursday night hospitalized one of the drivers involved. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Jon Smoes, depu...
Mar 28, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Unemployment Up Along Lakeshore, Across State in February
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - Unemployment rose along the Lakeshore and across the state last month. In not seasonally adjusted jobless rates disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Departme...
Mar 28, 2024 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Fennville, South Haven to Get State Road Funding Grants
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - Two local communities looking to improve their roads are in line for state funding. Governor Whitmer's office announced on Thursday that 17 villages and small...
Mar 28, 2024 Mar. 16, 2021; Laketown Twp., MI, USA; A "Road Work Begins" sign alerts motorists on southbound I-196 between Holland and Saugatuck. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
