Category Archives: Local News
Holland Bike Park Groundbreaking Slated for Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 5, 2026) - Another new attraction for Holland is coming. On Friday afternoon, city officials will join with Velo Kids for a ceremonial ground breaking of a Holland Bike P...
Jun 5, 2026 An artist's rendering of the future Holland Bike Park (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Biker Hurt in Crash Stemming from Dropped Cargo on Freeway
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 5, 2026) - A 25-year-old Hudsonville woman was hospitalized after her motorcycle slammed into a SUV that had slowed for debris on I-196 just west of the Ottawa Co...
Jun 5, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Laketown Planners Recommend Closing Smelly Composting Operation
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 4, 2026) - A smelly situation south of Holland could be addressed soon. On Wednesday evening, the Laketown Township Planning Commission ordered that composting oper...
Jun 4, 2026 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Project Clarity Reaches 15-Year Milestone; Aims for Further Improvement of Macatawa Watershed
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 4, 2026) - The ongoing, multi-phase effort to clean up what some may still call "Lake Maca-toilet" has reached a milestone. This month marks 15 years since what is now th...
Jun 4, 2026 Project Clarity (image courtesy ODC Network)
UPDATE: Property Designation Changes Highlighted Holland City Council Meeting
YouTube video courtesy City of Holland, Michigan HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 4, 2026) - Another step in transferring the former site of Holland's historic greenhouse to Evergreen Commons was taken o...
Jun 4, 2026
West Nile Virus Detected in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 3, 2026) - The West Nile Virus is back in West Michigan. A day after the Kent County Health Department announced two mosquitoes carrying the disease were detected in...
Jun 3, 2026 kagemicrotank / Depositphotos.com
Repairs to Fire Damage at Vintage Zeeland Eatery Continues
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 3, 2026) - A dining institution in downtown Zeeland may not be open for most of this summer. A kitchen fire on April 18th forced Frank's Restaurant off of East Main Avenu...
Jun 3, 2026 Frank's Restaurant in downtown Zeeland, Courtesy of The Lakeshore
Stalker, Assaulter Sentenced in Holland Twp. Case
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 3, 2026) - A 32-year-old Virginia man could spend the next 12 to 36 years in a Michigan prison. On Monday, Christian Montijo was sentenced by 20th Circuit Court Judge...
Jun 3, 2026 Christian Montijo (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
Tanis to Challenge Huizenga in August GOP Congressional Primary; Two to Vie for Democratic Nomination
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 2, 2026) - There will be contested races for Congress along the Lakeshore on the August 4th Primary Election ballot. Over the weekend, former Holland Mayor Phil Tanis for...
Jun 2, 2026 Phil Tanis (photo courtesy Committee to Elect Phil Tanis)
Holland Public Schools Breaks Ground on New Football Stadium
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 2, 2026) - A dream of Holland High School to have its own gridiron football stadium on its campus is a step closer to reality. Ground was broken ceremoniously on Monday f...
Jun 2, 2026 An artist's rendering of the sports facility complex on the Holland High School campus (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
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