Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa Co. Board Censures Commissioner
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 28, 2023) - The turbulent current term of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners took another turn on Tuesday evening. During the scheduled biweekly business session...
Jun 28, 2023 June 27, 2023; Olive Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Commissioner Jacob Bonnema (R-Zeeland) speaks during a board meeting. (ZOOM video image courtesy Ottawa Co., Michigan)
County Board Prepares to Censure Bonnema
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 27, 2023) - The turbulent current term of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners may take another turn on Tuesday evening. During the scheduled biweekly business ses...
Jun 27, 2023 Ottawa Co. Commissioner Jacob Bonnema (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Zeeland Zoom 5k Set for Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 27, 2023) - For the second time this month, the streets of downtown Zeeland will be the scene of a race. However, unlike the June 9th Criterum that pitted bicyclists in a...
Jun 27, 2023 Zeeland Zoom 5K 2023 (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
UPDATE: Pedestrian Loses Life After Being Hit by Vehicle West of Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 26, 2023) - A 64-year-old Hudsonville woman who was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle west of Jenison on Friday afternoon has lost her life three ...
Jun 26, 2023 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Saugatuck City Council to Consider FY 2024 Budget Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 26, 2023) - One of the last Lakeshore communities to formally confirm a budget for Fiscal 2024 is expected to do so on Monday evening. The Saugatuck City Council, durin...
Jun 26, 2023 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
South Haven Channel Set for Dredging
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 25, 2023) - Just as Michael Vale - Fred the Baker - would say in a series of famous national donut chain television commercials: The US Army Corps of Engineers needs ...
Jun 25, 2023 Google Earth photo of the South Haven beach area (photo courtesy US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District)
Three Hospitalized, Freeway Shut Down in Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash on I-196
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 24, 2023) - Three persons were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash on I-196 east of Zeeland on Saturday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Serge...
Jun 24, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two Motorists Hospitalized, Power Lines Downed in Crash North of Zeeland
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 24, 2023) - A two-vehicle crash north of Zeeland resulted in the hospitalization of both drivers involved on Saturday morning. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's S...
Jun 24, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies investigate a crash scene. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival Kicks Off Tonight
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 23, 2023) - The second annual Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival is this weekend. A combination of road work on Sixth Street, renovation of Window on the Waterfront ...
Jun 23, 2023 Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival logo
MWC Leader Tanz Tabbed for Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame Induction
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 23, 2023) - Midwest Communications' "Fearless Leader" will be soon a Hall of Famer. The Michigan Association of Broadcasters announced on Thursday that Peter Tanz, who as...
Jun 23, 2023 Midwest Communications President Peter Tanz
