Category Archives: Local News
City Councils in Holland, Saugatuck to Hold Discussions Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 23, 2025) - Two local municipal governing bodies will meet, but not decide on anything, in separate sessions this Wednesday evening. The 6 PM study session for the Holland Ci...
Jul 23, 2025 No Wake Zones on Kalamazoo Lake as of Jul. 23, 2025. (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Seniors, Vets, Monster Trucks Highlight Day 3 of Ottawa Co. Fair
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 23, 2025) - The 66th Ottawa County Fair reaches the halfway mark of its six-day annual run when the lights are turned off on Wednesday evening. Seniors and veterans wil...
Jul 23, 2025 The Elliott's Amusements Carnival at the Ottawa County Fair, Jul. 22, 2025 (photo courtesy Ottawa County Fair)
Ottawa Co. Board Eliminates Motto, Extends Interim Administrator's Agreement
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 23, 2025) - Another vestige of the changes made in Ottawa County government over the past two years has been removed. During Tuesday night's monthly Board of Commissio...
Jul 23, 2025 Jul. 22, 2025; Olive Twp., MI, USA; Members of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners discuss the issue of removing the county motto during a business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Ottawa Co. Board to Consider Motto Change, Rosema Contract Extension Tonight
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2025) - Another vestige of the changes made in Ottawa County government over the past two years could be removed on Tuesday night. On the agenda for the monthly Bo...
Jul 22, 2025 Ottawa County Motto 1/3/23 (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Zeeland City Council Approves Zoning Change for Mead Johnson Plant Expansion
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2025) - A final hurdle for keeping the manufacture of baby formula in Zeeland for a second century may have been cleared on Monday night. The City Council, on a 6-1 v...
Jul 22, 2025 valzan / Depositphotos.com
Youth to be Served on Day 2 of 2025 Ottawa County Fair
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2025) - Tuesday's spotlight is on the kids in the second day of the 66th Ottawa County Fair. Special activities are planned in the community tent for the youngsters...
Jul 22, 2025 Children's Day at the Ottawa County Fair (photo courtesy Ottawa County Fair)
Laketown Twp. Board Votes to Move Forward on Managerial Selection
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2025) - The search for a new operational leader in a Lakeshore community may have ended. In a special meeting on Monday night, the Laketown Township Board of Tr...
Jul 22, 2025 Stephanie Fox was chosen as the only finalist to be interviewed for the position of Laketown Township manager. The interview is 6 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2025, at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Twp., MI)
Ottawa County Fair Begins
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2025) - The second of four community fairs along the Lakeshore this summer begins on Monday. The 66th Ottawa County Fair starts its six-day run at the fairgrounds i...
Jul 21, 2025 File photo from the Ottawa County Fair (Brent Alan-Midwest Communications)
Reckett Zeeland Expansion, Koele Godfrey Rebuilding Before Zeeland City Council Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2025) - It may be last call for those wishing to block Reckett Zeeland's attempt to expand its Enfamil baby formula manufacturing facilities. The Zeeland City Council...
Jul 21, 2025 Zeeland Sign (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Holland Township Community Center to Open Today
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2025) - A day many on Holland's North Side have been waiting for has arrived. The doors to the Holland Township Community Center open at 7 AM on Monday. The $15 ...
Jul 21, 2025 The Holland Township Community Center (photo courtesy Holland Charter Township, Michigan)
