Category Archives: Local News
Laketown Township Posts Archery Hunt Aftermath
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 10, 2024) - If it was up some of those who were able to hunt deer at a Laketown Township annual event, they would want to play Robin Hood a little longer to stalk t...
Feb 10, 2024 Participants in the 2023 archery hunt at Huyser
Farm Park, 4188 64 th St., would like the season extended, survey results show. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
A Casino Interior Renovation Project Announced by Gun Lake Tribe
WAYLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 9, 2024) - The ever-changing Gun Lake Casino in Bradley is in transition - again. On Thursday, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish-Band of Pottawatomi Indians announced a p...
Feb 09, 2024 Gun Lake Casino (image courtesy Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish-Band of Pottawatomi Indians)
Cautions About Drunken Driving During Super Bowl Sunday Issued
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 9, 2024) - Even though the Detroit Lions didn't make it to Super Bowl 58 on Sunday, it doesn't mean that fans won't be flocking to local taverns and parties to take ...
Feb 09, 2024 NHTSA Drunken Driving Super Bowl 58 Poster (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation/National HIghway Traffic Safety Administration)
Holland-Area Lottery Club Win $4.1M in State Lottery Scratch-Off Game
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 8, 2024) - What would you do if you won a third share of a $4.1 million lottery pot? That's what three persons in an unnamed Ottawa County lottery club have to decide aft...
Feb 08, 2024 The winning $6M 500X Money Maker Michigan Lottery Instant Game ticket. (image courtesy Michigan Lottery)
UPDATE: BPW Fiber Expansion Monthly Fees Approved by Holland City Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 8, 2024) - When Holland's City Fiber becomes reality, customer rates will be in place. During Wednesday night's meeting, the Holland City Council unanimously approved a r...
Feb 08, 2024 Feb. 7, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks remarks prior to a Holland City Council vote on a Holland City Fiber rates proposal during a business meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, MI)
Kalamazoo K9 Stabbing Incident Highlights Efforts to Protect Police Dogs
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 6, 2024) - The risks taken by those in blue, brown or black to protect the public is also shared by those on four legs. Tuesday night's stabbing of a Kalamazoo Department...
Feb 07, 2024 Allegan County K9 Knox with his handler, Deputy Mike Murphy. (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
CHFZ Scholarship Application Window Now Open
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 7, 2024) - A door for financial help among those along the Lakeshore looking to take that next step in their educational walk is open right now, but it won't stay open fo...
Feb 07, 2024 Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Nelson, Dils Earn Holland Public Safety Annual Honors
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 5, 2024) - The Holland Department of Public Safety has honored two of its own with its highest annual accolade. On Monday, the department announced that Officer Joy Nelso...
Feb 05, 2024 Holland Police Services Officer Joy Nelson (L) and Fire Operations Firefighter/EMT Taylor Dils. (photos courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Tulip Time Festival is Less Than 90 Days Away
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 5, 2024) - Before you know it, Holland annual event that draws in over 500 thousand people over a 10-day period will make a return. The Tulip Time Festival 2024 is slated...
Feb 05, 2024 May 12, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Dutch Dancers perform on West 8th Street ahead of the 2022 Tulip Time Festival Kinderparade. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications.
Holland Man Sentenced in "Salute Cannon" Death
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 5, 2024) - A year behind bars, four years probation, and 100 hours of community service. That was the sentence handed down by 20th Circuit Court Judge Jon Hulsing on ...
Feb 05, 2024 Anthony Jon Meyer (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
