Category Archives: Local News
MACC Policy Board, Saugatuck City Council to Hold Monday Meetings
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 25, 2022) - A couple of municipal entities hold meetings on this Monday. In a noontime session at the Port Sheldon Township Hall, the policy board of the Macatawa Area Coordi...
Apr 25, 2022 The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council's Policy Board in a meeting (photo courtesy Macatawa Area Coordinating Council)
Grand Rapids Man Hurt in I-196 Crash
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2022) - The road rebuild on I-196 between Hudsonville and Zeeland claimed its first serious injury crash on Sunday. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant...
Apr 24, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Hit-and-Run Motorist Brings Down Two Power Poles North of Hudsonville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2022) - A 51-year-old Jenison man finished the weekend in the Ottawa County Jail after a pair of single-vehicle crashes north of Hudsonville in the pre-dawn h...
Apr 24, 2022 April 24, 2022; Georgetown Township, MI; USA; A downed power pole alongside Rosewood St. after a hit-and-run incident. (Photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Reported Park Twp. Stabbing Now Classified as "Unfounded"
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - Four days after a reported stabbing in a residence on Holland's North Side, the matter is now considered "unfounded." That's the term Ottawa County Sheriff...
Apr 22, 2022 Law Enforcement Investiagtion (image © Midwest Communications, Inc. 2014)
Holland's Mayor Hopes to be Involved in Lake Michigan Coastline Preservation Effort
CHICAGO (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - An ongoing effort to protect coast land along the Great Lakes is expanding to Michigan's West Coast. The Resilient Coastal Projects initiative, established by the...
Apr 22, 2022 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (image courtesy Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative)
State Senate Clears Bills Addressing the Handling of $800 Million in Opioid Settlement Money
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - Health advocates in Michigan don't want $800 million in opioid settlement money to suffer the same fate as millions in tobacco settlement cash that ended up f...
Apr 22, 2022 Jim Bowen / CC
Broadband Survey Confirms Internet Coverage Gaps
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - The results of Ottawa County's comprehensive Broadband Data Collection Survey are in - and they reveal that 10.5% of residents do not have access to fix...
Apr 22, 2022 Marcelo Graciolli / CC
Tax Scam Investigated in Ottawa Co.
OLIVE TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - A "possible fraudulent mailing" scheme that may be widespread in nature has Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives looking into a tax scam. According to Captain...
Apr 21, 2022 Law Enforcement Investiagtion (image © Midwest Communications, Inc. 2014)
Army Veteran Named Holland Firefighter of Year
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - Matthew Jones has apparently made quite an impression in a short period of time on the Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services Division. A Firefight...
Apr 21, 2022 Holland Department of Public Safety Firefighter-EMT Matthew Jones (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - From the champagne toast at weddings to having that cocktail before dinner, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) urges moderation in drinking in reco...
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