Category Archives: Local News
Trans-Matic Founder Pat Thompson Passes Away
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 30, 2025) - One of the leading businessmen in the Holland area will be remembered on Wednesday. A funeral mass is slated for 11 AM at St. Francis de Sales Church (171 W....
Sep 30, 2025 Patrick Thompson (photo courtesy Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Homes)
Grandville Schools' Buses Return After Bomb Threat
GRANDVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 30, 2025) - A school district whose boundaries go into the far eastern edge of Ottawa County will have busses running on Tuesday after a bomb threat was reported on M...
Sep 30, 2025 Grandville Public Schools (image courtesy Grandville Public Schools)
Accused in Standale Area Fatal Shooting Admits Guilt
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 30, 2025) - A 20-year-old Jenison man has admitted shooting a 19-year-old man to death earlier this spring near Standale. Westen Meulenberg pleaded guilty on Monday ...
Sep 30, 2025 Westen Meulenberg (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
Kleinjans, Moraitis Announce State Senate Aspirations
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 30, 2025) - The list of hopefuls to become new members of the Lakeshore's state legislative delegation is growing. On Monday, Paw Paw attorney Chris Moratis announced his pl...
Sep 30, 2025 Chris Kleinjans (L) and Chris Moraitis
Saugatuck Leaders Seek Public Input for Proposed Master Plan
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 29, 2025) - Leaders in a Lakeshore community is looking for public input. On Tuesday evening, from 5-7 PM at Saugatuck High School (401 Elizabeth St.), an Open House i...
Sep 29, 2025 njenney / CC
Second Serious Crash Along Leonard St. This Weekend Reported
CROCKERY, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 28, 2025) - For the second time in less than 24 hours, first responders were dispatched to a serious crash along Leonard Street near Nunica. Following a Saturday mornin...
Sep 28, 2025 ahasoft / Depositphotos.com
Windmill Island to Extend Season Amidst Record Attendance
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 28, 2025) - Residents and visitors will have more time to enjoy one of Holland's leading attractions this fall. On Friday, city Parks officials announced that the season...
Sep 28, 2025 June 20, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; A symbolic wooden shoe sculpture in the foreground, with the DeZwaan Windmill in the background, at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Motorcyclist Killed in Saturday Morning Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 27, 2025) - A 24-year-old Grand Haven man lost his life in a motorcycle crash on Saturday morning near Nunica. No name was initially disclosed by Ottawa County She...
Sep 27, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
International Festival of Holland Returns on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2025) - A celebration of the Lakeshore's diverse cultures is set for Saturday. The sixth annual International Festival of Holland runs from 4-8 PM in the Heeringa Ho...
Sep 26, 2025 Aug. 21, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Members of Raion Taiko from the Great Lakes Taiko Center perform at the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Place during the 2021 International Festival of Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Unemployment Dips Along Lakeshore, Across State in August
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2025) - Joblessness dipped along the Lakeshore and across the state last month. In numbers released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management ...
Sep 25, 2025 Got Credit / CC
