Category Archives: Local News
Proposed Blue Star Trail Plan to be Discussed in Saugatuck Today
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 8, 2022) - The Saugatuck City Council wants public input before asking for money from Lansing for a non-motorized trail development. The 3 PM workshop session in the se...
Mar 08, 2022 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
Holland's St. Patrick's Day Celebration is This Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 7, 2022) - One of the first traditions that was a casualty of the COVID 19 outbreak is one of the first to be back at nearly full strength. Organizers of the annual St. P...
Mar 07, 2022 The traditional Irish snake during the Holland St. Patrick's Day Celebration Parade. (photo courtesy Holland St. Patrick's Celebration committee)
Lakeshore Lawmaker Presses Legislation on Health Officials' Local Accountability
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 7, 2022) - Two years after the start of "Stay Home, Stay Safe" in Michigan, the impact of COVID 19 has been overshadowed by events in Ukraine, high gas prices, inflation ...
Mar 07, 2022 State House Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) (photo courtesy office of State Representative Luke Meerman/Michigan House Republicans)
Bridge Work on Byron Road East of Zeeland to Begin Monday
ZEELAND TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 6, 2022) - The road construction season begins on Monday along the Lakeshore with a bridge replacement project east of Zeeland. Contractors retained by the Ottawa Cou...
Mar 06, 2022 Mar. 3, 2022; Zeeland Twp., MI, USA; A span over the Macatawa River on Byron Road east of I-196 that is slated for replacement in the spring of 2022. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Hopkins Township man killed in Allegan County crash
ALLEGAN MI (WKZO AM.FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Department is continuing its investigation into a one-vehicle accident Friday night that killed a Hopkins man. Deputies responded to the scene of...
Mar 05, 2022
Holland Spring Cleanup Approaching
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 4, 2022) - With temperatures tickling 60 this weekend along the Lakeshore, there's no time like the present to begin spring cleaning. Holland's annual Spring Cleanup gets...
Mar 04, 2022 Dean Hochman / CC
Worker Killed at Allendale Home Construction Site
ALLENDALE TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 4, 2022) - A 56-year-old man lost his life on Friday afternoon in an apparent accident at a new home construction site in Allendale. According to Ottawa County Sher...
Mar 04, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
Girlfriends Weekend Underway in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 4, 2022) - Girlfriends weekend is back in Holland. Over 500 attendees will be on hand to shop, dine and make good memories, according to Linda Hart, Executive Director of...
Mar 04, 2022 2022 Girlfriends Weekend (image courtesy Girlfriends Weekend Holland)
Motorist Escapes Injury After Crashing Into Grand Haven Store
GRAND HAVEN TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 3, 2022) - A 62-year-old Grand Haven man apparently escaped injury after his vehicle collided into a big box retail store south of the county seat near the noon h...
Mar 03, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Latham Named New MAAC Executive Director
HOLLAND TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 3, 2022) - The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council is hoping the third time is the charm in keeping an operational leader for the long term. On Wednesday, the regional...
Mar 03, 2022 Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Executive Director Jason Latham (photo courtesy Macatawa Area Coordinating Council)
