Category Archives: Local News
Farms are the Tapas Set for Tonight
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2025) - An ongoing effort by Ottawa County to preserve farmland gets a financial boost on Thursday evening. The ninth annual "Farms are the Tapas" fundraiser is...
Sep 25, 2025 A record 172 people flocked to the Red Shed the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 for Ottawa County's eighth-annual Farms are the Tapas fundraising event and silent auction. (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
LWV Candidate Forum in Saugatuck Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2025) - The third and final League of Women Voters of the Holland Area candidate forum ahead of the November 4 municipal General Election is set for Thursday eveni...
Sep 25, 2025 Sept. 13, 2024; Saugatuck, MI, USA; The front entrance to Saugatuck High School. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications
Holland City Council to Tour Project Sites Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2025) - If members of the Holland City Council were students in a classroom, they would be going on a field trip on Wednesday evening. The 6 PM biweekly study sessio...
Sep 24, 2025 The under-construction Holland Community Ice Park Site, as seen on Sept. 24, 2025. (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
UPDATE: Administrator Contract, Legal Settlements Highlighted Ottawa Co. Board Meeting
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2025) - An apparent theme coming out of Tuesday night's monthly Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting was one of advancement. In a nearly two-and-a-half ho...
Sep 24, 2025 Sept. 23, 2025; West Olive, MI, USA; Ottawa County Board Chairman John Teeples (C), flanked by Commissioners Josh Brugger (L) and Jacob Bonnema (R), begins a business meeting in the main conference room of the Ottawa County Administration Building. (YouTube image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Another Injury Crash Near Byron Road Culvert Replacement Project Reported
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2025) - A third injury collison in a week's time, near where a culvert is being replaced south of Hudsonville, was reported on Tuesday afternoon. According to...
Sep 24, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Teenaged Bicyclist Hurt in Collision with Vehicle Near Jenison High
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2025) - A 14-year-old boy was "moderately" injured after his bicycle was struck by a van near Jenison High School just after dawn on Tuesday. First responder...
Sep 24, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Suspect in Otsego Playground Arson Fire Arraigned
OTSEGO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2025) - A 37-year-old Otsego man was arraigned on Tuesday for various charges stemming from an alleged arson attack at a wooden playground in the southeast Allegan Co...
Sep 24, 2025 Michael Louis Kilbourn (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Another Closure Planned for Byron Road East of Zeeland
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 23, 2025) - A route some motorists use to bypass I-196 between Hudsonville and Zeeland will be out of commission for a while. Beginning on Wednesday, Byron Road wil...
Sep 23, 2025 A map of the closure of Byron Road in Zeeland Township, from Sept. 24 through Oct. 1, 2025. (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Road Commission)
Zeeland Sets Up Special Storm Clean Up Effort
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 22, 2025) - A quiet summer weather-wise for much of Ottawa County ended with a proverbial bang on Saturday. A line of storms, with winds of up to 60 miles per hour, went...
Sep 22, 2025 CatherineL-Prod / Depositphotos.com
Monday Meetings Planned for Holland BPW Board, Saugatuck City Council
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 22, 2025) - Two public entities along the Lakeshore have meetings slated for Monday, one special and one regularly scheduled. The special meeting is set for 4 PM at the Holl...
Sep 22, 2025
