Category Archives: Local News
Teen Hurt in Collision North of Zeeland
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 4, 2023) - A 17-year-old Hudsonville man was injured in a two-vehicle collided north of Zeeland on Wednesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant...
Jan 04, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
First "Coffee with Council" Session Tonight Ahead of Holland City Council Meeting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 4, 2023) - The first major step towards formulating a spending plan for Fiscal 2024 by the City of Holland is tonight. Beginning at 5 PM in Council Chambers at Holland Ci...
Jan 04, 2023 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Ottawa Co. Board Sacks Administrator in First Day Shakeup
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 4, 2023) - It didn't take long for "Ottawa Impact" to make an impact on Ottawa County Government. During yesterday's organizational meeting, the Board of Commissioners...
Jan 04, 2023 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Zeeland City Council to Hold "Light" Meeting on Tuesday.
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 2, 2023) - It should be a "rather light" agenda before the Zeeland City Council on Tuesday night. That's according to City Manager Tim Klunder, who in his briefing to the...
Jan 02, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Whitmer "Confident" in Second Gubernatorial Inaugural Address
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2023) - It was a confident Gretchen Whitmer that took the oath of office for the second time as Michigan's governor on Sunday. Before a large crowd in front of the sta...
Jan 01, 2023 Jan. 1, 2023, Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) delivers her second inaugural address during a ceremony at the state Capitol. (photo courtesy Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Busy New Year's Eve in Van Buren County with Separate Fatal Shooting, Domestic Assault Incidents
PAW PAW, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2023) - While most law enforcement entities had a full plate of activities over the New Year's Eve Holiday evening, two separate incidents had the Van Buren County She...
Jan 01, 2023 Sheriff's Department Investigation (image courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Department)
Hudsonville Man Hospitalized After Saturday Crash With Tree
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 31, 2022) - A 29-year-old Hudsonville man is expected to recover from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash between his hometown and Allendale on Saturday ...
Dec 31, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ottawa Co. Issues Advisory for Drain/Culvert Clearance
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 30, 2022) - Another aspect of the clean up following last weekend's winter storm along the Lakeshore has emerged. On Thursday, Ottawa County Emergency Management Direc...
Dec 30, 2022 Ottawa County Emergency Management Director Lou Hunt
Unemployment Down Along Lakeshore in November
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 29, 2022) - Jobless rates slid along the Lakeshore last month. In numbers released on Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, unemploym...
Dec 29, 2022 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Kalamazoo Man Arrested After Attempted Shoplifting & Police Chase on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 29, 2022) - A 51-year-old Kalamazoo man spent the night in the Ottawa County Jail, awaiting an arraignment on charges stemming from a Wednesday evening robbery of a ...
Dec 29, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
