Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa Co. Board Approves Documents with Fledgling Community Mental Health Authority
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2026) - Another step in releasing Community Mental Health of Ottawa County into its own separate entity was taken on Thursday. Holland Democrat Doug Zylstra and h...
Sep 25, 2026 Community Mental Health of Ottawa County (image courtesy Community Mental Health of Ottawa County)
Unemployment Remains Steady Along Lakeshore, Across State in August
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2026) - Unemployment continues to stay relatively steady along the Lakeshore and across the state last month. In not seasonally-adjusted numbers from the US Bureau o...
Sep 25, 2026 Got Credit / CC
GVSU Issues Security Letter in Wake of a Number of "Incidents" Since School Began
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2026) - In the wake of a number of on- and off-campus incidents during the first four weeks of a new school year, officials with Grand Valley State University is r...
Sep 24, 2026
Ottawa Co. Board Approves FY 27 Budget
YouTube video of the Sept. 22, 2026 Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 23, 2026) - Without much fuss, the Ottawa County Boa...
Sep 23, 2026
Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office Unveils Project B.E.A.C.O.N Initiative, Seeks Funding
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 22, 2026) - It was part education, part advocacy on Monday afternoon at Holland State Park. Ottawa County Sheriff Eric DeBoer made a presentation promoting the benefit...
Sep 22, 2026 Sept. 21, 2026; Park Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Sheriff Eric DeBoer makes a presentation of Project B.E.A.C.O.N at Holland State Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
UPDATE: "Peeping Tom" Suspect in GVSU Campus Vicinity Arraigned
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 22, 2026) - A 34-year-old Grandville man has been formally charged following a series of "Peeping Tom" incidents among the off-campus housing units near the Gran...
Sep 22, 2026 Samual Harsh Wilson (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
Charges Filed in Fatal July Crash at Downtown Intersection
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 22, 2026) - A 27-year-old Holland man is in custody on charges stemming from a fatal three-vehicle pileup earlier this summer. William Thomas Blanchard remains held on $...
Sep 22, 2026 William Thomas Blanchard (photo Holland Department of Public Safety)
Absentee Ballot Mailings Loom Ahead of Nov. 3 Election
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 21, 2026) - The November 3rd General Election is looming. With voters being asked to head to the polls six weeks from Tuesday, absentee ballots will be mailed out by thi...
Sep 21, 2026 steveheap / Depositphotos.com
Windmill Island Gardens to Extend Visiting Season
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 21, 2026) - The iconic symbol of Holland will stay open a little longer this season. Parks Department officials announced last week that, due to the second-largest turno...
Sep 21, 2026 An aerial view of Windmill Island Gardens (photo courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Busy Monday Night Ahead for Zeeland City Council
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 21, 2026) - It may be a long Monday evening ahead for the Zeeland City Council. The governing panel has a 90-minute Work Study Session ahead of a 7 PM biweekly business ...
Sep 21, 2026 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
