Category Archives: Local News

Woman Hurt in Coopersville Crash
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2023) - A 55-year-old Sparta woman was injured after a two-vehicle crash in Coopersville on Thursday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Rick...
Gary Stevens May 18, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Hunger Awareness Weekend Ahead in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2023) - Helping to address and raise awareness of food insecurity in the Holland area is the goal of a Hunger Awareness Weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, a number of or...
Gary Stevens May 18, 2023 Community Action House (image courtesy Community Action House)

LAUP to Host Student Program Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2023) - A special night is coming this Saturday for Holland's Latin American community. At the newly rebranded Tulyp Hotel off of East 7th Street and College Avenue, L...
Gary Stevens May 18, 2023 Latin Americans United for Progress (image courtesy LAUP)

Volunteers Cleared Garlic Mustard from Critical Dunes Site
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2023) - A scourge among gardeners along the Lakeshore is garlic mustard. Last Saturday, a number of volunteers spent three hours combing the five-acre Castle Par...
Gary Stevens May 18, 2023 Castle Park Nature Reserve (photo courtesy Jim Hayden, Laketown Township)

UPDATE: Suspect in Allendale Shooting Situation Arraigned
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 17, 2023) - A 35-year-old Allendale man remains in the Ottawa County Jail following a felonious assault in the area of 60th Avenue just north of Lake Michigan Drive on...
Gary Stevens May 17, 2023 Brian Witte (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

Holland City Council Meets Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 17, 2023) - After deciding on a budget two weeks ago and making sure the city streets were clean during the Tulip Time Kinderparade last Thursday, the Holland City Council...
Gary Stevens May 17, 2023 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Holland Farmers Market to Open Season Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 17, 2023) - Holland's annual signature event may be history for 2023, but one of the Tulip City's annual features gets underway on Wednesday. The 8th Street Farmers Market...
Gary Stevens May 17, 2023 Sept. 15, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Farmers Market in the 8th Street Marketplace as viewed eastward from West 8th Street near Maple Avenue. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Hudsonville Man Hurt in Byron Rd. Crash
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2023) - A 52-year-old Hudsonville man was injured in a two-vehicle collision southwest of his hometown on Tuesday morning. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's ...
Gary Stevens May 16, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

HAC Celebrates It's Grand Opening
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2023) -Holland Aquatic Center will be celebrating the total completion of its three-year, $26.3 million renovation and expansion project with a special grand opening e...
Dan Evans May 16, 2023 The new multi-pool at the Holland Aquatic Center (photo courtesy Holland Aquatic Center)

Renovation of Downtown Holland Street Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2023) - The tulips are still in bloom at Window on the Waterfront, but there are barricades put up near them. No, it's not because there are renewed fears that deer, r...
Gary Stevens May 16, 2023 May 15, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Holland streets department staffers install a "Road Closed Ahead" sign on Central Avenue at West 4th Street ahead of the renovation of 6th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
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