Category Archives: Local News
Annual Skywarn Training Seminar Set for Feb. 19
JENISON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 28, 2026) - The Lakeshore may currently be in the midst of a protracted winter storm stretch, but for those who are responsible for keeping the community safe from weathe...
Jan 28, 2026 Skywarn Session (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Emergency Management Office)
Hope Network Assumes Operations of Holland-Based Housing Support Non-Profit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 28, 2026) - A local effort to find housing for the needy is being taken over by a regional non-profit. Two weeks ago, Hope Network and Ladder Homes announced a merger tha...
Jan 28, 2026 Ladder Homes/Hope Network (image courtesy Ladder Homes)
Another "Snow Day" Covers Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2026) - The cold, snowy, strong grip of winter continues to envelop the Lakeshore. The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids has a Winter Weather Advisory i...
Jan 27, 2026 Mar. 2, 2014; Holland, MI, USA; A look along Central Avenue at West 4th Street during a winter storm. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
"Routine" Ottawa Co. Board Meeting on Tap for Tonight
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2026) - There may be little fireworks coming out of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Sheriff Eric DeBoer will present som...
Jan 27, 2026 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Park Twp. Set to Appoint New Manager
YouTube video of Jan. 17 township manager interviews courtesy Park Township, Michigan. PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2026) - Park Township is poised to have a new operational leader. During a sp...
Jan 27, 2026
Zeeland's Municipal Goal-Setting Retreat Begins Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 26, 2026) - Another step in the budget-making process for the City of Zeeland begins on Monday evening. The City Council will huddle with City Manager Tim Klunder and oth...
Jan 26, 2026 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Fee Schedule, Boat Slip Rentals Before Saugatuck City Council Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 26, 2026) - Two items of annual procedure are before the Saugatuck City Council during Monday night's biweekly business meeting. One is establishing municipal license r...
Jan 26, 2026 Wicks Park & its boat slips (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Teen Shot & Killed Near Fruitport; State Police Investigating
FRUITPORT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 25, 2026) - More information has come forth as Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a fatal shooting near Fruitport on Saturday evening. According to a...
Jan 25, 2026 Michigan State Police Shooting Investigation (image courtesy Michigan State Police)
Pickup Collision Near Grand River Damages Home, Causes Gas Leak
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 25, 2026) - No injuries were reported after a pick up truck slammed into a residence southwest of Coopersville during the overnight hours of Sunday. According to Ott...
Jan 25, 2026 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Two Hospitalized After Sedan Crash with Semi West of Allendale
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 23, 2026) - Two young men were injured in a two-vehicle crash west of Allendale on Friday morning. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Mich...
Jan 23, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
