Category Archives: Local News
Hudsonville Ice Cream Earns State Grant for Expansion Plans
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 30, 2025) - One of Holland's most notable exports is getting a financial boost from Lansing. On Tuesday, the Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved a $700,000 Michigan Bu...
Jul 30, 2025 Hudsonville Creamery (image courtesy Hudsonville Creamery)
Hope College Names New Board Members, New Board Leaders
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 30, 2025) - As a new academic year nears, Hope College has its overseeing team in place. On Tuesday, the Holland school of higher education announced three new members of...
Jul 30, 2025 Aug. 31, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The iconic Anchor sculpture on the Hope College campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Four from Lakeshore Win State Tuition Contest
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 30, 2025) - Four persons from along the Lakeshore were among 50 across the state who are getting some additional financial help for higher education from Lansing. On Tues...
Jul 30, 2025 The Ticket to Tuition contest (image courtesy Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential)
Motorist Killed in Fruitport Area Crash
SPRING LAKE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2025) - A 56-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Monday evening west of Fruitport. No name or the residence of the deceased was immediately ...
Jul 29, 2025
Worker Killed in Apparent Accident at Holland Lithium-Ion Battery-Making Plant
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2025) - A worker from South Korea at one of Holland's lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities lost his life in what appears to be a workplace incident on Sunday ...
Jul 29, 2025 LG Energy Solution (image courtesy LG Energy Solution)
Utility Worker Killed in Zeeland Area Traffic Collision
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2025) - There still haven't been any names disclosed following a deadly two-vehicle crash north of Zeeland last Friday evening, but more details were forthcoming...
Jul 29, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Police Contract with Sheriff's Office on Saugatuck Council Meeting Agenda Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 28, 2025) - It will apparently cost the city of Saugatuck a little more to contract for police services in Fiscal 2026. During Monday night's biweekly business meeting,...
Jul 28, 2025 Allegan County Sheriff. File photo
Allegan Co. Leadership Program Application Deadline Nears
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 28, 2025) - Another program aimed at enabling Lakeshore residents to learn more about their community has a deadline for applications nearing. The second annual Allegan C...
Jul 28, 2025 Members of the 2024-25 Allegan County Leadership Program (photo courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
Details Few in Fatal Pedestrian Strike Near Burnips
SALEM TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 27, 2025) - A pedestrian died after being struck by a pickup truck just south of the Ottawa/Allegan county line near Burnips late on Saturday night. As is its custom, ...
Jul 27, 2025 Law Enforcement Investiagtion (image © Midwest Communications, Inc. 2014)
Ottawa County Fair Winds Down Today
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 26, 2025) - The 66th Ottawa County Fair ends its six-day run on Saturday. The last of the 4-H shows, spotlighting donkeys, takes place at the same 10 AM time when the g...
Jul 26, 2025 The Ottawa County Fair (file photo Brent Alan, Midwest Communications)
