Category Archives: Local News
Sixtieth Year of DeZwaan in Holland Begins in Earnest on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2024) - The home of the symbol for Holland has its formal opening of the season on Saturday. Built in 1761, the DeZwaan Windmill was the last exported by the Netherla...
Apr 12, 2024 Aug. 3, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The DeZwaan Windmill at dawn at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
BL-196 Rebuild to Begin on Saturday
HOLLAND/ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2024) - The biggest motoring headache for 2024 along the Lakeshore begins on Saturday. That's when contracted crews will roll out barrels and other blocking i...
Apr 12, 2024 Suggested BL-196 Detour (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
OAISD to Host Gifted Students Seminar on Apr. 22
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 11, 2024) - What do you do if you find out your youngster is a gifted student? How do you go about getting the proper resources and support for that child? That's the foc...
Apr 11, 2024 2024 Gifted and Talented Conference (image courtesy Ottawa Area Intermediate School District)
Holland City Council Approves Annexation & More Stemming from LG Energy's Planned Plant Expansion
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 11, 2024) - Two major pieces of LG Energy Solution's plans for expanding its Holland battery manufacturing operations were unanimously approved by the Tulip City's munici...
Apr 11, 2024 Apr. 10, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks addresses a Holland City Council meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Registration Closed for Friday's Ottawa Co. Water Quality Forum
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 11, 2024) - The last call has been sounded for the return of Ottawa County's annual Water Quality Forum on Friday. Registration ended on Wednesday for the 18th annual ...
Apr 11, 2024 Ottawa Co. Water Resources Commissioner Joe Bush (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Virtual Program on Cappon House Anniversary & Presentation Slated for Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 11, 2024) - Another part of a year-long celebration commemorating the 150th anniversary of the building of one of Holland's historic landmarks is on Thursday evening. "Ta...
Apr 11, 2024 Sept. 23, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The historic Cappon House off of West 9th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Laketown Township Expands Dune-Grass Planting
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 10, 2024) -About 63,000 sprigs of dune grass were planted last week on recently purchased beach property in Laketown Township. "We needed to act there this year bec...
Apr 10, 2024 Workers from Olde Paths Inc. of Holland plant dune grass on recently acquired land at Laketown Township Beach on 142nd Avenue. Photo provided by Olde Paths Inc.
Holland City Council Begins Budget Deliberation Sessions Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 10, 2024) - It's time to work on the Fiscal 2025 municipal budget for the City of Holland. Wednesday evening's biweekly business meeting of the Holland City Council kicks...
Apr 10, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Ottawa Co. Detectives Assist in Conviction, Sentence of Wyoming Child Sex Offender
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 10, 2024) - A 42-year-old Wyoming man is facing the next five decades in a federal prison, thanks in part to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. On Tuesday, the ...
Apr 10, 2024 PRSA-NY / CC
Two Hospitalized Following Three-Vehicle Pileup Near Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 9, 2024) - Three persons were hospitalized following a three-vehicle pileup southeast of Grand Haven on Tuesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Se...
Apr 9, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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