Category Archives: Local News
Downtown Zeeland Snowmelt Project to Begin
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 11, 2023) - Work on making snowmelt a reality in downtown Zeeland could begin this coming week. The two-year-long, $10.2 million project, which will install the warming c...
Jun 11, 2023 Downtown Zeeland (photo Peg McNichol, Midwest Communications)
Three Hospitalized in Head-On Crash North of Zeeland
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 10, 2023) - Three persons were hospitalized following a two-vehicle, head-on collision north of Zeeland on Saturday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Roa...
Jun 10, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Hamilton Spur Rail Renovation Gets State $$$ Boost
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 9, 2023) - The Hamilton Spur is getting a long-overdue overhaul. On Friday, the state Department of Transportation announced the first round of recipients for the 2023 Mi...
Jun 09, 2023 Sept. 19, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The end of a CSX Railroad train heading out of Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
2024 Tulip Time Festival Poster Contest Opens
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 9, 2023) - It has been less than a month since the 94th Tulip Time Festival ended, but organizers are already at work for the 95th edition of Holland's annual signature e...
Jun 09, 2023 2024 Tulip Time Festival Poster Contest (image courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Man Injured as Box Truck Loses Control Near Hudsonville School
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 8, 2023) - A 35-year-old Hudsonville man was seriously injured when a box truck lost control at an elementary school south of his hometown on Thursday afternoon. A...
Jun 08, 2023 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland Twilight Criterium Set for Friday Evening
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 8, 2023) - The streets of downtown Zeeland will be taken over by two-wheeled bicycles instead of four-wheeled motor vehicles on Friday night. The ninth annual twilight Cr...
Jun 08, 2023 2023 Zeeland Twilight Criterium Poster (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Holland City Council Approves COVID 19 Funds Shift
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 8, 2023) - The Holland City Council on Wednesday night made sure that some one-time federal funds won't be taken away. On an unanimous vote, the governing panel approved ...
Jun 08, 2023 June 7, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Manager Keith Van Beek addresses the Holland City Council during a business meeting. (video image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Local Law Enforcment Entities Receive Life Jackets to Hand Out to Youngsters
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 8, 2023) - A concentrated effort to save lives on the water along the Lakeshore is underway. The West Michigan Lakeshore Association of Realtors "Save-A-Life" program has...
Jun 08, 2023 Pictured from Left to Right are Heather Upright-Solomon of ATA Title Group, Marine Deputy David Quarry, Marine Supervisor Todd Wagner and Kevin Schippa of Re/Max Realty of Saugatuck-Douglas. (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Dept.)
Holland City Council to Meet Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 7, 2023) - The Holland City Council has some items to discuss this evening. On the agenda for the biweekly session are the awarding of a bid for additional drainage work ...
Jun 07, 2023 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Trucker Hospitalized After Pileup Near Coopersville
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 7, 2023) - A 64-year-old Coopersville man was injured in a three-vehicle pileup around 12 Midnight northwest of his hometown. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Se...
Jun 07, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
