Category Archives: Local News
Rabid Bat Located in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2025) - The second rabid bat of the season along the Lakeshore has been found. On Friday, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health was notified by the state...
Jul 21, 2025 art_man / Depositphotos.com
LAUP Fiesta Continues Through Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 18, 2025) - The celebration of the Lakeshore's Latin heritage, which has run for more than six decades, continues through this weekend. Following a morning of youth activ...
Jul 18, 2025 Image courtesy Latin Americans United for Progress
New Exhibit on Cruise Line to Open at Holland Museum
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 18, 2025) - It wasn't "The Love Boat," but a new exhibit that spotlights the time when cruise ships made Holland a port of call debuts at the Holland Museum on Friday. "A...
Jul 18, 2025 Image courtesy Holland Museum
UPDATE: Holland City Council "Unanimously" Approves Three Measures in Wednesday Meeting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 17, 2025) - Voters will be asked to go to the polls in less than three weeks, but the city of Holland is already looking ahead to the November 4th general municipal elect...
Jul 17, 2025 Jul. 16, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland City Council begins a business session in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Laketown Twp. Board "Unanimously" Selects Fox as Managerial Favorite
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 17, 2025) - Laketown Township apparently isn't going to wait another week before deciding who its operational leader will be. In a Wednesday announcement, the board...
Jul 17, 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 "Relaunches" Administrator Search
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 17, 2025) - So much for waiting until after Labor Day to pick up the search for a new operating leader in Ottawa County government. On Wednesday, the county reopened t...
Jul 17, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
LAUP Fiesta Activities Begin During Wednesday Holland Farmers Market
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 16, 2025) - A celebration of the Lakeshore's Latin heritage that has run for more than six decades returns. The 61st Fiesta, run by Latin Americans United for Progress, k...
Jul 16, 2025 LAUP Fiesta 2025 (image courtesy Latin Americans United for Progress)
Motorcyclist Hurt After Dawn Collision with Deer North of Zeeland
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 15, 2025) - Hitting a deer with a vehicle is bad enough. Doing so on a motorcycle is worse, as a 29-year-old Holland man found out on Tuesday morning. The moments arou...
Jul 15, 2025 osobystist / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Laketown Twp. Board to Consider Four Semifinalists in Latest Managerial Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 15, 2025) - After hearing from four semifinalists, the Laketown Township Board of Trustees is expected to decide who the finalists will be for the vacant managerial...
Jul 15, 2025 The candidates interviewed July 14, 2025,
seeking to be the next Laketown Township Manager are (L-R) Howard Fink,
Stephanie Fox, David Grumney and Lynne Ladner. (photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
UPDATE: Missing Holland Twp. Woman Found Safe
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 14, 2025) - An anxious weekend for friends and relatives of a 24-year-old Holland Township woman who had been reported missing since this past Friday evening ended h...
Jul 14, 2025 Jessice Boelema (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
