Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck Dunes State Park Cleanup Held
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 4, 2025) - While most people were enjoying the Arts Festival at Centennial Park on Saturday, or the final weekend of the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, a coup...
Aug 04, 2025 Liz Uppleger picks spotted knapweed at a volunteer stewardship workday on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at Saugatuck Dunes State Park, 6575 138th Ave. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Three Injured in Burnips Area Crash on Saturday
SALEM TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 3, 2025) - Three persons were hospitalized in a two-vehicle crash south of Burnips on Saturday night. No names were disclosed by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office as...
Aug 03, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Drowning Victim Reported at Camp Site Near Allegan
VALLEY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 2, 2025) - A 60-year-old man lost his life in the waters of an inland lake north of Allegan on Saturday afternoon. The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is not disclosi...
Aug 02, 2025 Triponds Family Camp Resort (image courtesy Triponds Family Camp Resort)
New Nature Preserve Unveiled by ODC Network
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2025) - What the Outdoor Discovery Center Network is calling a "unique blend of greenspace and recreation" is now open. A ceremonial ribbon cutting on Friday formall...
Aug 01, 2025 The ODC Network (image courtesy Outdoor Discovery Center)
Ottawa Beach Rd. "Diet" Safety Plan Working Thus Far
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2025) - It's so far, so good as the way to the beach on Holland's North Side has undergone a "road diet." In April, Ottawa County Road Commission contractors repaint...
Aug 01, 2025 A map image of the stretch of Ottawa Beach Road in Park Twp. set for road restriping. (Image courtesy Ottawa County Road Commission)
Four Hurt in Robinson Twp. Crash
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2025) - A collision between two pickup trucks southeast of Grand Haven on Thursday night injured four persons. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Shan...
Aug 01, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Moped Slams Into Trailer in Hudsonville; Driver Hurt
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2025) - A Hudsonville man was injured when his moped slammed into a trailer near Hughes Park on Thursday afternoon. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sherif...
Aug 01, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fire Strikes Historic Downtown Structure; No Injuries, Damage Minimal
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2025) - It may have been a little too warm at The Warm Friend on Wednesday evening. No injuries were reported when Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services cr...
Aug 01, 2025 Holland Fire Truck (file photo)
Guillen Named New LAUP Executive Director
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 31, 2025) - In the wake of another successful Fiesta week earlier this month, the Lakeshore's leading voice for its Latino community has a new leader. On Wednesday, the b...
Jul 31, 2025 LAUP Executive Director Alejandra Guillen (photo courtesy Latin Americans United for Progress)
Fund Raising Effort for Utility Worker Killed in Crash Fulfilled Ahead of Memorial Service
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 31, 2025) - The loss of a loved one at any age and in any circumstance can be devastating, but when death comes suddenly, to one in the prime of life, it can hit even har...
Jul 31, 2025 Jeffrey Jay Streur (contributed photo)
