Category Archives: Local News
The Great Thanksgiving Banquet Returns Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 22, 2023) - A tradition of giving returns on Wednesday evening. The Great Thanksgiving Banquet is set for DeVos Fieldhouse on the Hope College campus, as over a thousand ...
Nov 22, 2023 Volunteers prepare for the Great Thanksgiving Banquet (file photo)
Pileup Involving Semi Hauling Cattle Snarls US-131 Near Martin
MARTIN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 22, 2023) - A three-vehicle pileup that included a semi hauling cattle snarled US-131 north of Martin late on Tuesday night. Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Blair K...
Nov 22, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland Teacher Earns Local DAR Honor
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 22, 2023) - An 8th grade social studies teacher from Holland Middle School has won a local honor. The Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Chapter of the Daughters of the American...
Nov 22, 2023 Holland Middle School social studies teacher Derek Orme (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Conklin Man Critically Hurt in Coopersville Area Crash
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2023) - A 33-year-old man from northeast Ottawa County was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash east of Coopersville on Monday evening. According to Ottawa C...
Nov 21, 2023 Andrew Malone / CC
Adoption Day Ceremonies This Week Along Lakeshore
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2023) - In this season of Thanksgiving comes one of the most heartwarming days of the year. Adoption Day has been recognized nationally since 1995, and in Michigan fo...
Nov 20, 2023 National Adoption Day (image courtesy National Adoption Day.org)
Bridge Near Zeeland Placed with Weight Restriction
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2023) - There's another bridge near Zeeland that may need rebuilding soon. During its monthly meeting this past Thursday, the Ottawa County Road Commission appro...
Nov 20, 2023 A map graphic of the location of a bridge on 104th Avenue that has a 22-ton weight restriction placed upon it by the Ottawa County Road Commission. (graphic courtesy Ottawa County Road Commission)
Three-Vehicle Pileup South of Hudsonville Hospitalizes Two Teens
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 19, 2023) - Two teenagers were hospitalized in a three-vehicle pileup south of Hudsonville on Sunday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Matt ...
Nov 19, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland City Council to Take Up "Granny Flats" in Monday Meeting
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 19, 2023) - Could "granny flats" come to Zeeland? During Monday's biweekly business meeting, the City Council will take up on a procedural first reading a proposed ordina...
Nov 19, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Clerk Explains Why Requested Otsego Millage Proposal Recount was Rejected
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 19, 2023) - The municipal General Election held nearly two weeks ago is now firmly in the history books along the Lakeshore. The last loose end from the November 7th ball...
Nov 19, 2023 Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski (file photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
A Busy Saturday Ahead in the Holland Area
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 17, 2023) - Downtown Holland will be a busy place this Saturday. Downtown Holland/Prinicipal Shopping District hosts its annual Holiday Open House from 5 to 8 PM, where t...
Nov 17, 2023 COURTESY PHOTO: A vendor display wares at Holland's Kerstmarkt. Mandatory Credit: Holland Friends of Art-courtesy photo
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