Category Archives: Local News
Allendale Area Couple Wounded in Violent Domestic Dispute
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2024) - A domestic dispute at a residence west of Allendale on Thursday morning turned violent. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Detective Captain Jake Spark...
May 23, 2024 An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department K-9 Team Vehicle (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Ottawa Co. Community Health Needs Assessment Results Disclosed
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2024) - The 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment was disclosed by the Healthy Ottawa coalition of medical facilities and non profits on Wednesday. Among the findings...
May 23, 2024 Healthy Ottawa (image courtesy Health Ottawa)
Travel Up, Gas Prices Up as Holiday Weekend Approaches
DEARBORN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2024) - The green flag may fly for racers in Indianapolis and Charlotte on Sunday, but for motorists along the Lakeshore, across the state and around the nation, the ...
May 23, 2024 AAA Travel Forecast (image courtesy American Automobile Assocation)
Holland CVB to Receive Grant for Website Upgrade
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 22, 2024) - The Holland Area Visitors Bureau is getting a little financial help from Lansing. On Tuesday, the Michigan Strategic Fund announced that the agency which promo...
May 22, 2024 Sept. 22, 2022, Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Visitors Bureau office off of East 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Two Motorists Hospitalized After North Side Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 22, 2024) - A 32-year-old West Olive woman and a 29-year-old Holland man were hospitalized after their vehicles collided with one another on Holland's North Side on W...
May 22, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Special Event on Special Exhibit at HAAC is Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 22, 2024) - An exhibit meant to be seen continues at the Holland Area Arts Council. "Discovering the Art of Dr. Seuss - 25 Years Through the Wrong End of the Telescope" sh...
May 22, 2024 Sept. 22, 2022, Holland, MI, USA; Entrance to the Holland Area Arts Council building off of East 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
High School Graduation Season Underway Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2024) - The high school graduation season along the Lakeshore began on Tuesday night. While Holland Christian's 12th graders received their diplomas at Central Wesleya...
May 21, 2024 May 27, 2021; Saugatuck, MI, USA; Graduates, family members, friends, teachers and staff congregate at the Dan WIlson Plaza following the conclusion of the 134th Commencement Exercise of Saugatuck High School at Jarvis Memorial Field. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Holland to Put Cameras on Recycling Trucks, Commended for Environmental Efforts
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2024) - Efforts to improve the environment in Holland have been bolstered by a grant and cited in a certification this week. The city has joined with the state Departm...
May 21, 2024 Sept. 20, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Municipal recycling containers outside of The Terraces on East 6th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Grand Haven Man Sentenced in Child Porn Case
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2024) - A 55-year-old Grand Haven man is set to spend the next quarter of a century or so behind bars. On Monday, the office of US Attorney for the Western Distri...
May 20, 2024 Brian Ray Stefono (photo courtesy Michigan State Police)
Multi-State Boat Theft Ring Busted in Jamestown Twp.
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2024) - A purported multi-state crime ring was busted last Friday, with two Fort Wayne men in the Ottawa County Jail facing multiple felony counts as a result. ...
May 20, 2024 Lance Holland (L) and Ceandra Jackson (R) (photos courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
