Category Archives: Local News
Consumers Energy Lays Cards on Table on Future of Allegan Dam
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 30, 2023) - Is it worth it for Consumers Energy to keep maintaining the Calkins Bridge Dam? That question hung over a town hall meeting at Allegan High School on Tuesday ...
Aug 30, 2023 The Calkins Street Dam (image courtesy Consumers Energy)
New leader at Felt Mansion Brings Nonprofit Skills to Laketown Township
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2023) - The new executive director of the Felt Estate is ready to put her skills with nonprofits to work for the historic facility in Laketown Township. Elizabe...
Aug 29, 2023 Elizabeth A. McEwen stands in front of the Felt Mansion in Laketown Township on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. She starts as the new executive director of the Felt Estate on Sept. 18.
Burglar or Burglars Sought After a North Side Tobacco Shop was Victimized
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2023) - The search is on for whoever broke into a tobacconist on Holland's North Side. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Chris Dill, deputies were al...
Aug 29, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
Squabble Between Ottawa Co. Govt. Leadership & Administrative Health Officer Continues
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2023) - The ongoing tension between leaders of Ottawa County government and the county's Department of Public Health continues. On Monday, Board Chairman Joe Moss ...
Aug 29, 2023 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Classes to Begin on Tuesday at Hope College
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2023) - Classes for the 162nd Academic Year at Hope College begin on Tuesday morning. School President Matthew Scogin tried to assure the 800-plus new students that a...
Aug 29, 2023 Aug. 27, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Hope College President Matthew Scogin addresses the 2023 Opening Concovation Ceremony at DeVos Fieldhouse. (YouTube video image courtesy Hope College)
Hope College Students Arrive in Holland Over Weekend; Classes to Begin on Tuesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2023) - The student body settled into Holland over the weekend for the start of the 162nd Academic Year at Hope College. About 820 new students and their families and...
Aug 28, 2023
Passenger Hospitalized, Driver Unhurt After I-96 Rollover Crash Near Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2023) - A 26-year-old Muskegon woman was seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash near Nunica on Sunday afternoon. No names were given by Ottawa County Sh...
Aug 27, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Report Draft on Economic Impact of Palisades Plant's Closure to be Unveiled
COVERT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2023) - As the effort to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert continues, the impact of its closure on the economy of the vicinity near South Haven ...
Aug 27, 2023 The Palisades Power Plant near Covert, MI (photo courtesy Entergy Corporation)
Armed Standoff at Allendale Home Ends with Hostage Safe and a Suspect Dead
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 26, 2023) - A 56-year-old woman is safe, while a 37-year-old man lost his life, after an overnight standoff with police at an Allendale home. Around 8:40 PM on Fri...
Aug 26, 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
Ottawa Co. Health Department Submits Trimmed '24 Budget; Threatens Closure if Implemented
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 25, 2023) - The conflict between the Ottawa County Department of Public Health and the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners was taken to a new level on Thursday aftern...
Aug 25, 2023 Ottawa County Department of Public Health (logo courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
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