Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Missing "Endangered" Jenison Area Woman Found
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2026) - The search is over for a 75-year-old Jenison area woman who is considered endangered. Family members and friends had not seen Mary Cecilia Roe since sh...
Oct 8, 2026 Mary Cecilia Roe (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
GVSU Continues Safety Initiative in Wake of Incidents Since School Year Began
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2026) - While things have apparently quieted down on the main Allendale campus of Grand Valley State University, after a number of incidents during the first month o...
Oct 8, 2026
Zeeland Mayor, Search Firm to Meet in City Manager Search
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2026) - The search for a new city manager in Zeeland gets into high gear this week. Assistant city manager Kevin Plockmeyer has assumed the operational leadership duti...
Oct 8, 2026 Zeeland City Hall file photo
UPDATE: Consent Agenda Items Highlighted Holland City Council Meeting
YouTube video of Oct. 7, 2026 Holland City Council meeting courtesy City of Holland, Michigan. HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 8, 2026) - What was on the consent agenda may have been more interesting th...
Oct 8, 2026
Motorist Hurt in M-40 Crash
FILLMORE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 7, 2026) - One person were seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash southeast of Holland on Wednesday evening. No names or other identification were initiall...
Oct 7, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fiery Three-Vehicle Dawn Pileup Injures Four
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 7, 2026) - Four persons were hurt in a fiery three-vehicle pileup northeast of Zeeland around dawn on Wednesday. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheriff's ...
Oct 7, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Student Count Day is Here for State Public Schools
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 7, 2026) - An important day on the public school calendar in Michigan is here. Districts are required to take an enrollment count on the first Wednesday in October, for i...
Oct 7, 2026 Holland School Superintendent Nick Cassidy (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
UPDATE: One Killed, Four Hospitalized in West Olive Crash
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 6, 2026) - More information has been released by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office concerning a third fatal vehicle crash in time in less than a 72 hour period. Aroun...
Oct 6, 2026 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Three Hurt in Allendale Crash Involving House
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 6, 2026) - Three persons were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in Allendale on Monday evening which ended up involving a residence. According to Ottawa C...
Oct 6, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Lithium Ion Batteries Focus of National Fire Prevention Week Awareness
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 5, 2026) - Last Friday's Holland Fire Truck Parade kicked off awareness of the dangers of fire along the Lakeshore. National Fire Prevention Week, which goes from October...
Oct 5, 2026 National Fire Prevention Week 2026 (image courtesy National Fire Prevention Association)
