Category Archives: Local News
Local State Lawmaker Continues School Safety Reform Efforts as James Crumbley Trial Begins
PONTIAC, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 5, 2024) - Jury selection begins this morning as the involuntary manslaughter trial of James Crumbley starts at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac. The 47-year-old O...
Mar 05, 2024 State House Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) (photo courtesy office of State Representative Luke Meerman/Michigan House Republicans)
Noted Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Canine Rescues Toddler
GENEVA TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 4, 2024) - The eventful life of a Van Buren County Sheriff's canine had another chapter written about him over the weekend. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Richard Re...
Mar 04, 2024 Van Buren County Sheriff's K-9 Kuno & handler Deputy Calhoun (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Dept.)
Michigan Strategic Fund Awards Grants to Expansion Project in Holland, Construction Effort in Plainwell
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 2, 2024) - A Holland-based provider of masterbatch for thermoplastics for various industries is expanding its presence in the Tulip City, thanks in part to a financial bo...
Mar 02, 2024 Uniform Color Company
Gun Lake Casino, Ox-Bow School Announce Leadership Appointments
UNDATED, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 2, 2024) - Two entities on opposite ends of Allegan County named new members of their leadership teams this week. In Bradley, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawa...
Mar 02, 2024 Gun Lake Casino VP of Operations Trevor Hayden (photo courtesy Gun Lake Band)
Ottawa Co. Board Fires Administrator
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2024) - The 14-month tenure of John Gibbs as Ottawa County Administrator is apparently over. During Thursday night's biweekly business meeting, the county board vot...
Mar 01, 2024 Ottawa Co. Administrator John Gibbs (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Girlfriends Weekend Arrives in Downtown Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2024) - It's one of Holland's biggest events of the year, and it begins on Friday. The 14th annual Girlfriends Weekend will see over 500 ladies descend on the Tulip Ci...
Mar 01, 2024 Girlfriends Weekend 2024 (image courtesy Principal Shopping District/Downtown Holland)
UPDATE: Missing Elderly Woman Found in NE Allegan Co.
WAYLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 29, 2024) - The search for an 81-year-old Wayland woman who went missing on Thursday afternoon ended happily on Thursday evening. The concern by family and friends is tha...
Feb 29, 2024 Photo of Sharon Kay Shoemaker (L) and her vehicle from the Wayland police dept.
Mother Injured in Van v. Semi Crash Near Coopersville
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 29, 2024) - A 30-year-old mother from Ravenna was injured in a two-vehicle crash near Coopersville on Thursday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Lieute...
Feb 29, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Saugatuck City Council to Address Short Term Rental Changes Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 29, 2024) - The issue of addressing short term rentals in Saugatuck could come to a head on Thursday evening. During it's biweekly business meeting, the Saugatuck City ...
Feb 29, 2024 City of Saugatuck, Michigan (image courtesy City of Saugatuck)
Allegan Co. Peanut Butter Drive Winding Down
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2024) - Thursday is the final day to contribute to the annual Allegan County Community Foundation's Peanut Butter Drive. It's a six-week-long effort to stock the 18 f...
Feb 28, 2024 Allegan County Community Foundation's Peanut Butter Drive (image courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
