Category Archives: Local News
Tulip Time Poster Winner Unveiled
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2024) - For the first time in a while, a man won the Tulip Time Festival First Bloem poster contest. On Thursday night, organizers of Holland's annual signature event...
Feb 23, 2024 Feb. 22, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Artist John Cowden poses with his creation "Dutch Delivery," along with a can of a custom beer from Big Lake Brewing, after being told his work won the 2024 First Bloem poster competition. (photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Zeeland's Plaiderday Chili Crawl Set for Saturday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2024) - With temperatures returning to more seasonal levels of around freezing on Saturday, it's a good day to sample some chili in Zeeland. The annual Plaiderday Chi...
Feb 23, 2024 Plaiderday Chili Crawl (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Fugitive in Murder Case Arrested, Arraigned
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2024) - A 57-year-old Zeeland area man has been arraigned on charges stemming from the death of a 63-year-old woman on New Year's Day at a manufactured living co...
Feb 22, 2024 Randall Grinwis (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Administrator Placed on Administrative Leave
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2024) - There appears to be a change in the operational leadership of Ottawa County looming, but not just yet. County Board Chairman Joe Moss called a special Thur...
Feb 22, 2024 Feb. 22, 2024; Olive Twp., MI; Ottawa County Board Chairman Joe Moss (R-Hudsonville) remarks during a special board meeting in the county Administration Building. (YouTube image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Early Voting Going Well, According to Ottawa Co. Clerk
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2024) - It hasn't been as if it's a duck taking to water, but early voting in Michigan has apparently gone well thus far. Through the first four days of the nine-d...
Feb 22, 2024 July 5, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck testifies before the Holland City Council during a council business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Student Enrollment Up in Holland, WO, Saugatuck in Feb. Pupil Counts
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2024) - It was mixed results for local public school districts when they conducted spring student count sessions last week. In preliminary figures from the February 1...
Feb 21, 2024 Holland School Superintendent Nick Cassidy (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Two Hurt in Construction Zone Crash Along I-96
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2024) - The road construction season hasn't yet begun in earnest along the Lakeshore, and already, there has been an injury collision. According to Ottawa County ...
Feb 21, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland City Council Meets for Business & Work-Study Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2024) - Some housekeeping matters are before the Holland City Council on Wednesday evening. During the 6 PM business meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall (270 S. ...
Feb 21, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Saugatuck City Council to Discuss Proposed STR Changes Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2024) - A Lakeshore community that has been working on addressing short term rentals will go over some proposed ordinance amendments late on Wednesday afternoon. Th...
Feb 21, 2024 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
UPDATE: Man Wounded in Apparent Accidental Shooting on Holland's North Side.
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 20, 2024) - A 47-year-old Holland man is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg following a late Tuesday morning incident on Holland's North Side. According to O...
Feb 20, 2024 An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department K-9 Team Vehicle (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
