Category Archives: Local News
Tulip Time Announces Top 20 for 2023 Annual Poster Art Contest
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2022) - Tulip Time announces the Top 20 finalists for the annual First Bloem Festival Artwork Competition, through which a work of art is selected for the official Tu...
Oct 27, 2022
Allegan Woman's Child Care License Suspended by State
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2022) - An Allegan woman who operates a group child care home has had her license from the state suspended and may face revocation of that license. On Wednesday, the ...
Oct 27, 2022 Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (image courtesy Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs)
Allegan County Joins Ottawa County in Offering Free Property Fraud Alert Service
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26,. 2022) - Something that Ottawa County has had for 13 years has finally come to Allegan County. On October 3rd, the Allegan County Register of Deeds office began a fre...
Oct 27, 2022 Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski (file photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Teen Slams Pickup Truck Into SUV in West Olive, Sending Two Seniors to Hospital
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2022) - An elderly couple from Holland was injured after a two-vehicle collision in West Olive on Wednesday morning. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant ...
Oct 26, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Jenison Man Indicted on Federal Child Porn Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2022) - A 35-year-old Jenison man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges. Michael John Batt is accused of using and attempting to...
Oct 26, 2022 Arrested (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Whitmer, Dixon Verbally Spar in Final Debate Before Election
ROCHESTER, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2022) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon )R-Norton Shores) duked it out in debate number two on Tuesday nig...
Oct 26, 2022 Elections (image © Midwest Communications)
US Attorney's Office to Set Up Election Abuse Hotline, Special Officer for Nov. 8
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2022) - Although it's only a "midterm" vote, the integrity of the November 8th General Election is not just a state or local jurisdiction matter, but one for fed...
Oct 26, 2022 Phone Dial (image courtesy Midwest Communications of Holland)
MDOT to Begin Freeway Courtesy Vehicle Patrols in Grand Rapids on Nov. 1
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2022) - A convenience for motorists in the Detroit area is coming to Grand Rapids. Starting on Tuesday, the state Department of Transportation will start having ...
Oct 26, 2022 A Safety Service Patrol vehicle (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Laketown Township Looking at Future of House on Park Property
LAKETOWN TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 25, 2022) - The future of an 83-year-old house on Laketown Township parkland is in the hands of the community. The Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commission ...
Oct 25, 2022
Allegan County Soup Collection Drive Winding Down
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 25, 2022) - The third annual Soup-Tober in Allegan County is winding down. The effort to collect 10,000 cans of soup through the month of October for distribution to the ...
Oct 25, 2022 The Allegan County Food Pantry Collaborative Soup-Tober. (image courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
