Category Archives: Local News
Community Action House, Herrick District Library Establish Joint Information Program
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Something borne out of necessity due to COVID 19 health protocols has led to a partnership between Community Action House and Herrick District Library. In early July of 2021...
Jul 27, 2021 Community Action House (image courtesy Community Action House)
Ottawa Co. commissioners meet today
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is set to meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Among the items on the agenda are discussing the Holland Charter Township water line ea...
Jul 27, 2021 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Saugatuck City Council nixes floating rentals
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Saugatuck City Council has nixed plans by a Grand Rapids developer to create floating rental homes near the Chain Ferry, according to WOOD-TV reporting. Concerns raised during ...
Jul 27, 2021 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
Huizenga to Hold Tele-Town Hall Session on Tuesday Night
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - Another Tele-Town Hall Meeting by Bill Huizenga is coming up. The six-term Republican US House Representative from Zeeland will take questions from his constituents in his 2n...
Jul 26, 2021 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Holland) answers a question during a tele-town hall meeting from his office in Washington, DC. (photo courtesy office of Congressman Bill Huizenga)
UPDATE: Missing Grand Haven Area Woman Found Safe
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search for an 81-year-old Grand Haven area woman who went missing on Monday (July 26, 2021) afternoon ended well. Rose McCaleb "has been located and is safe," was ...
Jul 26, 2021 Rose McCaleb (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
I-196 Rebuild South of Holland to Continue
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The second phase of the rebuild of southbound I-196 from Holland to Douglas is about to get underway. On Monday (July 26, 2021), the Grand Rapids office of the Michigan...
Jul 26, 2021 An image of the road work and detours involving the renovation of I-196 south of Holland. (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Coopersville Water Customers Cautioned With Transmission Line Repair Work Looming
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Repairs on a water transmission main will be some inconvenience for customers getting water from the City of Coopersville this week. According to a notice put forward b...
Jul 26, 2021 Steve Johnson / CC
Ottawa County Fair Begins Today
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A six-decade-long tradition in the Holland area is back. The Ottawa County Fair, canceled last year for the first time since its inception in 1958 due to COVID 19 health p...
Jul 26, 2021 The 4-H Barn at the Ottawa County Fair (file photo)
UPDATE: "Endangered Person" Found in Allegan Co.
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search for a 29-year-old Holland man whom Public Safety officials say is an "endangered person" has ended. Brian Vulcan, a 6-2, 147-pound Caucasian, was last seen on Hol...
Jul 26, 2021 Brian Vulcan (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Saugatuck Council to Tackle Floating Homes, Maintenance in Monday Meeting
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two major pieces of business are before the Saugatuck City Council during its Monday night (July 26, 2021) business meeting. One deals with the ongoing issue of floating h...
Jul 26, 2021 City of Saugatuck, Michigan (image courtesy City of Saugatuck)
