Category Archives: Local News
NB I-196 to Close Tonight Near Saugatuck for Environmental Clean Up Effort
SAUGATUCK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - Motorists attempting to drive through the Saugatuck area towards Holland may encounter some difficulties on Thursday evening. State Department of Trans...
Feb 26, 2026 Road construction update (image © Midwest Communications0
Pothole Season in Full Bloom Along Lakeshore
YouTube video with Kent County Road Commission's Steve Roon and Ottawa County Road Commission's Ken Hildebrand courtesy Kent County Road Commission. GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - The p...
Feb 26, 2026
Woman Hospitalized After Crash with Dump Truck on M-121
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - A 21-year-old Grand Rapids woman was hospitalized after her SUV collided with a dump truck east of Zeeland on Wednesday night. According to Ottawa County...
Feb 26, 2026
UPDATE: Advisory on Grand River Lifted
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 25, 2026) - A portion of the Grand River is no longer off-limits. Last Thursday, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health announced that Ottawa Creek and the ...
Feb 25, 2026 Ottawa County Department of Public Health (logo courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
Holland Woman Hurt in North Side Collision
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2026) - A 31-year-old Holland woman was hurt in a two-vehicle crash on the North Side just before dawn on Tuesday. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheri...
Feb 24, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Social Awareness Programs Offered by Holland International Relations Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2026) - A time for Holland area residents to "explore the world" as winter winds down begins on Tuesday night. The 2026 Reel Time Film Series, hosted by the Holland I...
Feb 24, 2026 Hope College's Knickerbocker Theatre (file photo courtesy Hope College)
UPDATE: Identities Disclosed of Wife Killed, Husband Critically Hurt in Fatal Crash West of Hudsonville
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2026) - More information has emerged following a fatal predawn crash west of Hudsonville last Tuesday (Feb. 17). On Monday, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office di...
Feb 24, 2026 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Polling Place Relocation, Annual Reports Spotlight Tonight's Saugatuck City Council Meeting
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2026) - It appears that the Saugatuck City Council should have a pretty routine business meeting ahead on Monday evening. The only new piece of business on the agen...
Feb 23, 2026 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
"Fiberhoods" Installation Efforts Continue for Holland BPW
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2026) - The effort to completely have Holland "wired up" for high-speed Internet service continues. During a special meeting on Monday, the board of directors for the...
Feb 23, 2026 Fiberoptic cable ready for installation by Holland BPW crews as part of its "fiberhoods" broadband expansion effort. (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Commissioner Jim Storey)
Laketown Twp. Seeks State Grant for Beach Stairs Replacement
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2026) - Getting to the lake shore from a local park will continue to be a challenge for the time being. However, the Laketown Township board is seeking some fin...
Feb 23, 2026 Curtis Bergman works to demolish the last section of beach stairs on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Laketown Township Beach, 6710 142nd St. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
