Category Archives: Local News
Hope Tabs Chicagoland Educator to Replace Frost as Dean of Students
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2022) - There will be a new leader for those seeking education at Hope College this fall. Becky Starkenburg, currently the vice president for student life, as well as ...
May 21, 2022 Hope College Dean of Students Becky Starkenburg (photo courtesy Hope College)
Three Friday Afternoon Crashes North of Holland Injures Four
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2022) - Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies and other first responders had their hands full on Friday, with three injury crashes north of Holland involving a motorcycle, a pi...
May 20, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Speeding Driver Causes Crash, Injures Other Motorist on US-31
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2022) - A 37-year-old Spring Lake man was injured, apparently by the driving of a 63-year-old Muskegon Heights man, in a two-vehicle collision south of Grand ...
May 20, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
State First Responder Grants Coming to Allegan County, Saugatuck & Overisel Townships
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2022) - Three Allegan County entities are among over 60 statewide sharing five million dollars from Michigan's First Responder Training and Grant Program. Allegan Coun...
May 20, 2022 Mar. 11, 2021; Ganges Twp., MI, USA; A 93-foot Ladder Tower truck from South Haven Area Emergency Services is utilized to contain a fire at the Scenic View Dairy Farm. Mandatory Credit: Tom Renner-South Haven Area Emergency Services
Dozen New Recipients of Holland/Zeeland Promise Named
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2022) - Another dozen area high school students will see a dream of higher education realized, thanks to the Holland/Zeeland Promise. The Community Foundation of the H...
May 20, 2022 Community Foundation of the Holland Zeeland Area logo.
Holland Earns Statewide Honors in Sustainability
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2022) - A fresh leaf has been added to the City of Holland's large wreath of laurels. The Michigan Green Communities Program announced on Thursday that the Tulip City ...
May 20, 2022 Sept. 9, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The fountain in Centennial Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Driver Hurt as Sedan Flips Following Collision with Parked Semi on North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2022) - A 17-year-old Holland Township woman is expected to recover from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Holland's North Side on Thursday afternoon. J...
May 19, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
New Life For A Laketown Township Bike Track
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2022) - A long-dormant BMX bicycle track at Laketown Township Shore Acres Park will come back to life this summer as a pump track thanks to donations, grants and...
May 19, 2022
Local County Clerk Throws Support Towards Election Reform Package in Lansing
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2022) - Efforts to reform some of Michigan's election laws and rules before the November 8th General Election appear to be gathering steam in Lansing. Following a T...
May 19, 2022
Regional Planners Unveil Four-Year Transportation Blueprint
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2022) - The future of transportation along the Lakeshore was on display yesterday. The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council held a pair of open house sessions at it...
May 19, 2022 May 18, 2022; Holland Twp., MI, USA; A map of planned projects from 2023 through 2026, displayed during a Transporation Improvement Program open house at the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council offices. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
