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Dreyer Accomplishes "Cannonball Memorial Swim" Into Whitehall
WHITEHALL, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 10, 2026) - It was "mission accomplished" on Saturday night for Jim Dreyer. The ultra-marathon swimmer from Spring Lake concluded a 22-mile-plus effort from a point in ...
Aug 10, 2026 Aug. 8, 2026; Whitehall, MI, USA; Ultra-marathon swimmer Jim Dreyer raises his arms in triumph after successfully completing a 22-mile "USA 250 Cannonball Memorial Swim" to White Lake. (Paige Hite photo courtesy White Lake Area Chamber & Visitors Bureau)
Saugatuck to Consider Two ODC Network Requests on Monday Night
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 9, 2026) - Holland's Outdoor Discovery Center wants to strengthen its long-standing ties with the city of Saugatuck. During last Wednesday's City Council Workshop, memb...
Aug 9, 2026 The ODC Network (image courtesy Outdoor Discovery Center)
Motorcyclist from Holland Critically Hurt in Grand Haven Area Incident with Pickup
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 8, 2026) - A 73-year-old Holland man was critically injured following a motorcycle-versus-pickup crash south of Grand Haven on Saturday morning. No names were di...
Aug 8, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Dirt Biker Hurt in NE Allegan Co. Crash
DORR TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - A dirt bike rider was hospitalized following a crash with a SUV near Dorr on Friday evening. Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies and other first responders wer...
Aug 7, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Pedestrian Struck by Fire Truck West of Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - A 25-year-old Hudsonville man was hurt while attempting to cross a roadway west of Jenison on Friday afternoon. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff'...
Aug 7, 2026 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
Holland Farmers Market to Participate in National Farmers Market Week
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - The spotlight on one of Holland's biggest attractions shines on Saturday. It's National Farmers Market Week, held annually by the Farmers Market Coalition and ...
Aug 7, 2026 National Farmers Market Week (image courtesy Farmers Market Coalition)
Dry Conditions, Washington State Blazes Raise Awareness of Wildfires Locally
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - As the combination of three fires in eastern Washington State, which has burned over 10,000 acres in nearly a week, is being brought under control, the questio...
Aug 7, 2026
Downtown Holland Sidewalk Sales Slated for This Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - It's a summer attraction this weekend in downtown Holland. The annual Downtown Holland Sidewalk Sale run on Friday and Saturday, as over 50 retailers will be p...
Aug 7, 2026 May 9, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A view down 8th Street in Downtown Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
State Lawmakers Address Flock Camera Concerns; Ottawa Co. Sheriff Responds
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - Concerns about police surveillance has led lawmakers in Lansing to put forward legislation to restrict a new tool. Separate measures, currently under consid...
Aug 7, 2026 Ottawa County Sheriff Eric DeBoer (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Dreyer to Attempt US 250th Cannonball Memorial Swim This Weekend
WHITEHALL, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 7, 2026) - It's not 1981 and the Cannonball Run, but it's 2026 and the Cannonball Swim for Jim Dreyer. The ultra-marathon swimmer from Spring Lake is slated to embark f...
Aug 7, 2026 Swimmer, Jim “The Shark” Dreyer, holds one of 250 cannonballs he will tow to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. Photo: Event Marketing Enterprises
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