Category Archives: Local News
Schipper, Eickhold Tabbed for OAISD Board Seats
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 6, 2023) - Two vacancies on the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District Board were filled on Monday night. In a special meeting, West Ottawa School Board member Randy...
Jun 06, 2023 Ottawa Area ISD (image courtesy Ottawa Area Intermediate School District)
Felt Mansion Opens For Special Summer Sunday Tour Dates
LAKETOWN TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 6, 2023) -The Felt Estate is a busy place during the warmer months, booked with weddings and other events every weekend. This summer, though, a time for self-guided ...
Jun 06, 2023
Emergency Power Plans In Place
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 6, 2023) - The Zeeland Board of Public Works says it is prepared to implement emergency response plans if directed to do so by the Mid-Continent Independent System Operat...
Jun 06, 2023
DeYoung Plant Demolition Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 6, 2023) - Part of the Holland skyline for decades will be gone by this fall. Crews have been on the site of the decommissioned James DeYoung Power Plant off of Pine Aven...
Jun 06, 2023 May 4, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The James DeYoung Plant site. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Motorist Critically Hurt in Blendon Twp. Crash
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 6, 2023) - A 31-year-old Grand Rapids man was injured in a single-vehicle crash northwest of Hudsonville on Monday night. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergea...
Jun 06, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Wayland Native Serves Aboard U.S. Navy Amphibious Warship in Japan
SASEBO, Japan (UNDATED) - Fireman Martin Beckwith a native of Wayland, Michigan, serves in Japan aboard a U.S. Navy warship. Beckwith attended Wayland Union High School and graduated in 2022.Beckwith ...
Jun 05, 2023
Solar Fields Presentation Tonight at Dumont Lake
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 5, 2023) - Despite one community's failed effort to install solar panels at its township hall, the future of energy in Allegan County could lie in the sky. On Monday even...
Jun 05, 2023 Solar Panels (photo courtesy Jim Hayden, Laketown Township)
Liquor License, Ice Rink & Snowmelt Before Zeeland City Council Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 5, 2023) - Current and future items highlight this evening's scheduled biweekly business meeting of the Zeeland City Council. A mandatory public hearing is slated ahead o...
Jun 05, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Fennville Stays Close to Home in Choosing New Leader
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 5, 2023) - After a nationwide search, the Fennville Board of Education has settled on a local candidate to be the next district superintendent. Following a final series...
Jun 05, 2023 Dr. Doug Greer (photo courtesy Fennville Public Schools)
UPDATE: Missing Man from Port Sheldon Found Safe
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 4, 2023) - The search has apparently ended happily for a missing 20-year-old Holland man. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Jon Smoes, Terry Sims ha...
Jun 04, 2023 Terry Sims (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
