Category Archives: Local News

Assessments Highlight Wednesday Night's Holland City Council Meeting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 18, 2023) - Assessments spotlight Wednesday night's biweekly Holland City Council business meeting. During the 6 PM session in Chambers at Holland City Hall (270 S. River...
Gary Stevens Oct 18, 2023 May 18, 2023; Holland, MI, USA: Work on rebuilding 6th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Tulip Time Festival Unveils 2024 Featured Entertainment and Attraction Lineup
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 18, 2023) - An American Idol winner highlights the featured attractions for the 95th Tulip Time Festival. Executive Director Gwen Auwerda announced on Wednesday the enter...
Gary Stevens Oct 18, 2023 Scotty McCreery (photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)

State to Get Alzheimer's Funding as Association Stages Fundraising Walk in Holland
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 17, 2023) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is getting grant funding focused on Alzheimer's disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention i...
Gary Stevens Oct 17, 2023 (Image courtesy Alzheimer's Association of Michigan)

UPDATE: One Arraigned in Suspected Arson of Coopersville Area Home
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 16, 2023) - A 59-year-old Coopersville man was arraigned on charges of setting his home on fire over the weekend. On Monday, Bryan Lee Moore was formally charged with...
Gary Stevens Oct 16, 2023 Veni / CC

Zeeland City Council Meets Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 16, 2023) - Addressing parking in the downtown district will be discussed by the Zeeland City Council on Monday evening. Although no final decision is scheduled for the b...
Gary Stevens Oct 16, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)

Farms are the Tapas Raises Over $22,500 in 2023
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 16, 2023) - An annual effort to raise funds for farmland preservation in Ottawa County was seen as a success by organizers. The Ottawa County Agricultural Preservation...
Gary Stevens Oct 16, 2023 Farms are the Tapas (image courtesy Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impact)

UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned in Blendon Twp. Standoff; Driver Still Hospitalized
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 13, 2023) - An 18-year-old Allendale man is behind bars as the investigation into the arrest of two persons who refused to cooperate with police on Thursday morning c...
Gary Stevens Oct 13, 2023 Benjamin Levi King (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

Window on Waterfront Skating Rink Gets Financial Boost from Lansing
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 13, 2023) - Three area projects, including the proposed permanent outdoor community ice skating park in Holland, are getting a financial boost from Lansing. The Michigan ...
Gary Stevens Oct 13, 2023 The cover to a Community Engagement and Concept Design Summary for a proposed Holland Ice Skating Park. (image courtesy City of Holland)

Two Arrested After Standoff with Deputies Northwest of Hudsonville
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 13, 2023) - Two suspects are in custody after a standoff with Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies in Blendon Township on Thursday morning. According to Detective Captai...
Gary Stevens Oct 13, 2023 Jan. 9, 2023; Holland Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department tactical units at a barricaded man situation in a strip mall off of Lakewood Blvd. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Allegan Co. Board to Vote on '24 Budget Tonight
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 12, 2023) - Unlike their compatriots north of Ottagan Street, where almost every action is spotlighted and scrutinized, the Allegan County Board of Commissioners con...
Gary Stevens Oct 12, 2023 The board room at the Allegan County Services Building. (photo courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
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