Category Archives: Local News
Police Canine Helps as Wandering Child Near Allendale is Reunited with Family
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 29, 2023) - Concerns about a Allendale-area child wandering overnight on Saturday in a heavy rain were soon put to rest. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Serge...
Jul 29, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept. Police Canine Goos (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Biker Hurt in Grand Haven Area Crash
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 29, 2023) - A 23-year-old Grand Haven man was injured in a crash involving a a motorcycle and a sedan south of Grand Haven just after dawn on Saturday. According...
Jul 29, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Bicycling Suspect Sought in Early Morning Burglary of North Side Tavern
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 29, 2023) - The search is on for a man wanted in connection with an early Friday morning robbery of a tavern on the way to the beach on Holland's North Side. According ...
Jul 29, 2023 July 28, 2023; Park Twp., MI, USA; Surveillance video images of a suspect in the burglary of the Itty Bitty Bar. (images courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Ottawa Co. Fair Winds Down Today
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 29, 2023) - The Ottawa County Fair has its fifth and final day for 2023 on Saturday. Following a 4-H donkey show in the morning, the gates open at 1 PM, with the Elliot...
Jul 29, 2023 The Ottawa County Fair (file photo Brent Alan, Midwest Communications)
A Western Theme is Prevalent on Day 4 of Ottawa County Fair
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 28, 2023) - Friday is day four of the Ottawa County Fair. Following a 4-H goat show in the morning, the gates open at 1 PM, with the Elliott's Amusements carnival start...
Jul 28, 2023 Ottawa County Fair (file photo Brent Alan, Midwest Communications)
Coast Guard Festival Begins Today
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 28, 2023) - The 99th Coast Guard Festival begins on Friday. It's a limited slate for Day 1, with the Lighthouse Quilt Guild staging its two-day show at 10 AM inside S...
Jul 28, 2023 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival (image courtesy Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival)
Unemployment Up Along Lakeshore in Latest State Numbers
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 28, 2023) - Unemployment rose along the Lakeshore last month. In numbers released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, joblessness...
Jul 28, 2023 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Zeeland Farm Services Earns Top State Exporter Honor
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 28, 2023) - A top state honor has come to the Lakeshore. On Thursday, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded its Exporter of the Year to Zee...
Jul 28, 2023 Members of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Zeeland Farm Services pose after ZFS earned the 2023 Michigan Agriculture Exporter of the Year Award. (photo courtesy Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development)
Ottawa County Road Commission Leader to Remain on Statewide Water Use Panel
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 27, 2023) - The Public Utilities Director with the Ottawa County Road Commission will remain on a statewide panel dealing with water use. Patrick Staskiewicz of Grand Hav...
Jul 27, 2023 Ottawa County Road Commission Public Utilities Director Patrick Staskiewicz (photo courtesy Michigan Section, American Water Works Association)
State Grant Awarded to Canadian Firm Expanding into Hudsonville
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 27, 2023) - A Canadian firm is getting some state dollars to expand its Hudsonville operations. On Thursday, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced the a...
Jul 27, 2023 The Fabric Building Covers plant in Hudsonville (photo courtesy Britespan Building Systems, Inc.)
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