Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa, Kent Co. Sheriff's Deputies Participate in State TEAM Program
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 28, 2024) - Another link in strengthening bonds between law enforcement and students has been made in the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. A deputy was among 32 officer...
May 28, 2024 Participants in the May 2024 TEAM Instructor School (photo courtesy Michigan State Police)
UPDATE: Holland Designated as a HeartSAFE Community
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 28, 2024) - There is a new sign greeting motorists coming into Holland this week. On Tuesday afternoon at 3 PM, a brief ceremony was held at Van Bragt Park, near the south...
May 28, 2024 May 28, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Members of HeartSafe Holland gather near the city limits sign on southbound River Avenue, near Van Bragt Park and the Unity Bridge, to celebrate Holland being designated a HeartSafe Community. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Ottawa Co. Board Meets Tonight, Decides on CMH Board Vacancies
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 28, 2024) - Filling two vacancies on the Ottawa County Community Mental Health Board highlights Tuesday evening's biweekly county board meeting. Eight persons submitted...
May 28, 2024 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Memorial Day Commemorations & Parades on Tap Along Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, May 25, 2024) - While the summer vacation season is underway this weekend, the reason for the holiday will be well remembered along the Lakeshore and throughout the country on Mon...
May 25, 2024 May 29, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The color guard of the American Legion Post 6 prepares for the start of the 2023 Memorial Day Parade through downtown Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holland Fire Fighters Move Into New Waverly Station Digs
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 24, 2024) - After around 53 years, Holland's east side now has a new fire station to handle its emergency needs. Department of Public Safety Fire Operations crews spent mu...
May 24, 2024 The new Waverly Fire Station for the Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations)
Spring Peddler's Market Set for Saturday in Zeeland
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 24, 2024) - It may be a holiday weekend, but for those looking for things to do nearby on Saturday, a trip into downtown Zeeland might be attractive. The 10th annual Sprin...
May 24, 2024 The Spring Peddlers Market in Zeeland (photo courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Three Hospitalized in US-31 Crash Near Grand Haven Overnight
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 24, 2024) - Three persons were hospitalized and one person attempted to flee the scene of a two-vehicle crash south of Grand Haven in the overnight hours of Frida...
May 24, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two Motorists Hospitalized After North Side Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2024) - A two-vehicle crash on Holland's North Side on Thursday afternoon sent both drivers involved into hospital beds. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Lieu...
May 23, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Saugatuck City Council Votes to Take "Interim" off of City Manager Cummins' Title
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2024) - There could be a new Saugatuck City Manager in place shortly. That Lakeshore community's City Council held a special meeting on Wednesday, in which three fin...
May 23, 2024 Saugatuck City Manager Ryan Cummins (photo courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Mixed Unemployment Numbers Along Lakeshore Disclosed by the State
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2024) - It was a mixed bag of results along the Lakeshore when the monthly not seasonally adjusted jobless rates for April was released on Thursday by the Michigan Dep...
May 23, 2024 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
