Category Archives: Local News

Smoky Weather Conditions Affecting Planned Outdoor Activities
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM, Jul. 17, 2026) - Organizers of outdoor activities along the Lakeshore are erring on the side of caution in the midst of the Air Quality Alert for the entire state due to smoke wa...
Gary Stevens Jul 17, 2026 Jul. 16, 2026; Holland, MI, USA; The sun around 8 AM outside of the WHTC/WYVN studios, affected by smoke conditions. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Allendale Man Hospitalized After Late Night Crash
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 16, 2026) - A 24-year-old Allendale man was hospitalized following a late Wednesday night crash east of Robinson. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, t...
Gary Stevens Jul 16, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Project Clarity, Chicken Ordinance Before Holland Twp. Board Tonight
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 16, 2026) - An update on an ongoing effort to clean up the Macatawa Watershed should be presented on Thursday evening. During the Holland Charter Township Board meet...
Gary Stevens Jul 16, 2026 Holland Charter Township (image courtesy Holland Charter TOwnship)

Holland City Council Approves Tulip Bulb Purchase for 2027 Blossoming
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 16, 2026) - It may have been two and a half months on the calendar, and several degrees warmer, since Holland's annual signature event ended, but a major part of the 2027...
Gary Stevens Jul 16, 2026 Oct. 23, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; A view of part of the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park after the tulip bulbs were planted in the fall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Rabid Bat Confirmed in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 16, 2026) - Cyclosporiasis may not have come to Ottawa County yet, but its first rabies-positive bat has been spotted. On Wednesday, Department of Public Health offi...
Gary Stevens Jul 16, 2026 art_man / Depositphotos.com

Laketown Twp. Board Tabs Burkett for Vacant Parks Commission Seat
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 16, 2026) - A vacancy on the Laketown Township Parks Commission Board was filled on Tuesday night. In a special meeting, the municipality's overall Board of Trustee...
Gary Stevens Jul 16, 2026 Laketown Township Clerk Jim Delaney, left, swears in Dale Burkett as new Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commissioner on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, MIchigan)

Pileup on I-96 Near Coopersville Hospitalizes Two Motorists
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 15, 2026) - Two persons were hospitalized following a five-vehicle pileup east of Coopersville on Wednesday morning. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office,...
Gary Stevens Jul 15, 2026 An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department K-9 Team Vehicle (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

Five-Day Fiesta Begins at Farmers Market on Wednesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 15, 2026) - What used to be just a single day in May to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire in 1862 has turned to an annual summer spotlight on the L...
Gary Stevens Jul 15, 2026 Latin Americans United for Progress (image courtesy LAUP)

Consumers Energy to Hold Open House on Campbell Plant Water Plans
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 15, 2026) - A step in the planned closure of the JH Campbell Power Plant between Holland and Grand Haven will be discussed on Wednesday evening. Consumers Energ...
Gary Stevens Jul 15, 2026 The JH Campbell Plant in Port Sheldon Township (photo courtesy Consumers Energy)

UPDATE: Holland Police Arrest, Arraign Barricaded Person Following Overnight Situation
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 14, 2026) - Members of the Holland Department of Public Safety spent a long Monday night at an east side residence due to a barricaded person situation before effecting a...
Gary Stevens Jul 14, 2026 Holland Police Investigation (file photo Peg McNichol-Midwest Communications)
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