Category Archives: Local News
American Legion Band Summer Concert Series Begins Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 9, 2026) - Another sign of summer in Holland arrives on Tuesday evening. It's the start of the weekly American Legion Band concert series, at the band shell in Kollen Par...
Jun 09, 2026 Holland American Legion Band Summer Concert Sign (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Saugatuck Council Approves FY 27 Budget, Liquor License Request
YouTube Video of the Jun. 8, 2026 Saugatuck City Council meeting courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 9, 2026) - Another Lakeshore municipality has approved a spending ...
Jun 09, 2026
Water Availability Focus of Ottawa Co. Groundwater Board Meeting
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 8, 2026) - Even though Ottawa County is adjacent to Lake Michigan, the issue of having enough water to drink is one that concerns some county officials. During Monday'...
Jun 08, 2026 Photo of helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. Technician for scale. (photo courtesy US Geological Survey)
Splash Zone Reopens in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 6, 2026) - Just in time for summer, which begins on the calendar in two weeks, but has already come with the warm weather as June begins, is a cool attraction in downtown...
Jun 06, 2026 Sept. 2, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; A splash pad off of East 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
"Safety at Sea" Course Slated for Saturday
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 5, 2026) - The name may say "Lake Michigan," but in reality, it's an inland sea. That's a premise behind a "Safety at Sea" exercise for the public at the Macatawa Bay Y...
Jun 05, 2026 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com
Holland Bike Park Groundbreaking Slated for Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 5, 2026) - Another new attraction for Holland is coming. On Friday afternoon, city officials will join with Velo Kids for a ceremonial ground breaking of a Holland Bike P...
Jun 05, 2026 An artist's rendering of the future Holland Bike Park (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Biker Hurt in Crash Stemming from Dropped Cargo on Freeway
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 5, 2026) - A 25-year-old Hudsonville woman was hospitalized after her motorcycle slammed into a SUV that had slowed for debris on I-196 just west of the Ottawa Co...
Jun 05, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Laketown Planners Recommend Closing Smelly Composting Operation
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 4, 2026) - A smelly situation south of Holland could be addressed soon. On Wednesday evening, the Laketown Township Planning Commission ordered that composting oper...
Jun 04, 2026 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Project Clarity Reaches 15-Year Milestone; Aims for Further Improvement of Macatawa Watershed
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 4, 2026) - The ongoing, multi-phase effort to clean up what some may still call "Lake Maca-toilet" has reached a milestone. This month marks 15 years since what is now th...
Jun 04, 2026 Project Clarity (image courtesy ODC Network)
UPDATE: Property Designation Changes Highlighted Holland City Council Meeting
YouTube video courtesy City of Holland, Michigan HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 4, 2026) - Another step in transferring the former site of Holland's historic greenhouse to Evergreen Commons was taken o...
Jun 04, 2026
