Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Holland, Zeeland Museums to Host US 250th Anniversary Joint Exhibit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 16, 2026) - A year-long celebration of this country's 250th anniversary as it pertains to the Lakeshore is underway at the Holland Museum and at Zeeland's Dekker Huis Mus...
Feb 16, 2026 America250MI (image courtesy America250MI)
Zeeland Council to Hold Snowmelt Assessment Public Hearing, Consider Master Plan Rewrite Contract Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (Feb. 16, 2026) - Another step in paying for snowmelt in downtown Zeeland will be taken on Monday night. During the biweekly City Council meeting, Mayor Rick Van Dorp and his fellow member...
Feb 16, 2026 Zeeland City Hall file photo
Seasonal Road Restrictions in Place for County Roads Along Lakeshore
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 16, 2026) - It's an annual rite of spring. At 6 AM on Monday, a number of road commissions in West Michigan will impose seasonal weight and speed restrictions on coun...
Feb 16, 2026 Seasonal road restriction sign (image courtesy County Road Association of Michigan)
Two Firefighters Hurt in Zeeland Apartment Fire
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 14, 2026) - Two Zeeland Fire Department personnel were hurt combating a blaze at an apartment complex on Friday evening. According to Interim Fire Chief Mitchell Harsevoo...
Feb 14, 2026 Zeeland Fire Rescue
UPDATE: Holland Pastor, Wife Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - A Holland church is hoping a legal episode involving its leadership can be closed now. On Thursday, 58th District Court Judge Brad Knoll sentenced Jessica Her...
Feb 13, 2026 PRSA-NY / CC
Former Hudsonville High Star Athlete Admits Guilt to a Federal Gun Charge
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 12, 2026) - There was more to meet the eye in the story of a Hudsonville High star athlete who was shot while training in Alabama. On Wednesday, 19-year-old Ethan Ca...
Feb 12, 2026 A machine gun conversion device (image courtesy US Dept. of Justice)
UPDATE: Funeral Arrangements Set for Late Hudsonville Ice Cream Owner
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 11, 2026) - Funeral arrangements have been announced for the man who helped move Hudsonville Ice Cream's operations into Holland. The family of Denny Ellens announced thi...
Feb 11, 2026 Mr. Denny Ellens (photo courtesy Hudsonville Ice Cream)
Park Township Nears Completion of Coast Guard Station Site Purchase
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 11, 2026) - A Lakeshore landmark is close to becoming locally owned. On Tuesday, Park Township officials announced a "Offer to Purchase" agreement had been signed by th...
Feb 11, 2026 Park Township Seal (image courtesy Park Township, MI)
Sprinkler Systems Douse Fires at Hope College, The Homestead by Resthaven
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 11, 2026) - For the second time in a 48-hour span, the value of a building sprinkler system in stymieing a fire in Holland was evident. Shortly after 7 AM on Tuesday, Dep...
Feb 11, 2026 saelim / Depositphotos.com
Gun Lake Casino Resort Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary
BRADLEY, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 10, 2026) - What a difference 15 years makes. The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi on Tuesday celebrates the anniversary of opening its Gun Lake Casino, off o...
Feb 10, 2026 Feb. 10, 2011; Bradley, MI, USA; Gun Lake Tribe Chairman DK Sprague makes remarks on the opening of the Gun Lake Casino. (photo courtesy Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi)
