Category Archives: Local News
Fiesta Continues a Six-Decade Tradition in Holland This Week
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 13, 2023) - Just because something is nearly 60 years old doesn't mean that it can't change. Fiesta, which celebrates the Lakeshore's Hispanic heritage, began its 59th ye...
Jul 14, 2023 Fiesta (image courtesy Latin Americans United for Progress)
Teen Safely Recovered in Lake Michigan After Falling off of Jet Ski North of Grand Haven
SPRING LAKE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 14, 2023) - A 15-year-old Spring Lake boy escaped injury after falling off of a jet ski into Lake Michigan north of Grand Haven on Thursday evening. According to...
Jul 14, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Seal (image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Laketown Twp. Names New Treasurer, Opens Board Vacancy Application Process After Dewey Retirement
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 13, 2023) - A Lakeshore community has a governing vacancy to fill. The search is on to replace Laketown Township Trustee Gary Dewey, who announced last week that he...
Jul 13, 2023 Laketown Township Treasurer Gary Dewey talks at his final township board meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, MIchigan)
Zeeland Man Sentenced to 38 Years in Federal Prison on Child Porn Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 13, 2023) - A 34-year-old Zeeland man could spend up to nearly four decades in federal prison on child pornography distribution charges. Judge Paul Maloney handed do...
Jul 13, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC
Laketown Twp. Holds Survey, Meetings on Parks Planning
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 13, 2023) - A Lakeshore community is looking for public input as to its parks system. On Thursday evening, the first of two public meetings in Laketown Township thi...
Jul 13, 2023 Farview Park in Laketown Twp., MI (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Crash South of Lake Macatawa Damages Building, Hospitalizes Holland Woman
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - A 63-year-old Holland woman was hospitalized on Tuesday night after her vehicle sent a boulder into a building south of Lake Macatawa. According to Ottawa C...
Jul 12, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Contract Worker at Holland High Arrested on Vice Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 11, 2023) - A 47-year-old Walker man assigned to work at Holland High School is behind bars. Jeremy Jonathan Byl was ordered held on $10,000 bond after a Monday arra...
Jul 11, 2023 Jeremy Jonathan Byl (photo courtesy Kent County Sheriff's Office)
Motorist Hospitalized After Rollover Crash on US-31
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 11, 2023) - A 27-year-old Holland man was injured on Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Holland's North Side. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant...
Jul 11, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Gateway Mission Leader Questions Grand Rapids' Handling of Homeless Issues
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 11, 2023) - There apparently is a right way and a wrong way to address homelessness. On Tuesday afternoon, the Grand Rapids City Commission holds the second of two schedu...
Jul 11, 2023 Mar. 7, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The Gateway Mission Men's Mission building off of River Ave. & W. 7th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
A Tulip Time Board Member & Local Volunteer Leader Passes Away
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 11, 2023) - One of the leaders of Holland's annual signature event has passed away. Tulip Time Festival officials on Monday announced the death of Anne Porter, who succum...
Jul 11, 2023 Anne Porter (photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
