Category Archives: Local News
Overnight Sedan-Semi Crash Closes Northbound US-31
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 3, 2025) - An overnight altercation on Holland's North Side ended up with a crash and two drivers being hospitalized before dawn on Thursday. Dispatchers directed Ot...
Jul 03, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Operation Dry Water Awareness Heightened During Independence Day Holiday
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 3. 2025) - There will be extra police patrols on roadways and waterways this Independence Day holiday weekend. The Operation Dry Water initiative from the National Associ...
Jul 03, 2025 Operation Dry Water (image courtesy National Association of State Boating Law Administrators)
Downtown Holland Plans "Celebrate and Save" Promotion for the 4th
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 3, 2025) - Downtown Holland merchants don't plan on relaxing this three-day Independence Day holiday weekend. A Celebrate and Save promotion by retailers aims at bringing...
Jul 03, 2025 Downtown Holland (image courtesy Principal Shopping District, City of Holland, MI)
The Tradition of Fireworks for the Fourth Continues Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 3, 2025) - A time-honored tradition in America is the shooting off of fireworks to celebrate the nation's independence. However, the freedom to do this comes with some re...
Jul 03, 2025 Fireworks over Lake Macatawa/Kollen Park
UPDATE: Holland City Council Approves Resthaven Maple Woods Rezoning Request
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 3, 2025) - An effort to renovate a care facility in Holland took a step forward on Wednesday night. The Holland City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request for t...
Jul 03, 2025 Plan for proposed overhauling of Resthaven Maple Woods complex. (The Architectural Group image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Laketown Twp. Leaders to Discuss Short-Term Rental Moratorium Tonight
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 2, 2025) - A Lakeshore community is planning to tackle the issue of short term rentals on Wednesday. Laketown Township's board of trustees and planning commission, ...
Jul 02, 2025 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Motorcyclist Flown to Butterworth Hospital After Overnight Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 2, 2025) - A 47-year-old Holland Township man suffered what is being called "life-threatening" injuries after crashing his motorcycle around 12 Midnight on Wednesday...
Jul 02, 2025 ahasoft / Depositphotos.com
Groesser Follows Hunt from Kent Co. to Ottawa Co.
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 2, 2025) - There's a new operational leader for Ottawa County Central Dispatch. That entity's policy board announced on Monday the appointment of Matt Groesser as the ...
Jul 02, 2025 Ottawa Co. Central Dispatch Executive Director Matt Groesser (photo courtesy Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority)
Fennville Hotel Renovation Project Receives Financial Boost from Lansing
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 2, 2025) - Another step in the revitalization of downtown Fennville was taken on Tuesday. The Michigan Department of Economic Development announced that developers Dana...
Jul 02, 2025 Fennville City Limit sign (image courtesy City of Fennville, Michigan)
Applications for 2025 Holland Ambassador Academy Now Being Accepted
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 1, 2025) - An opportunity for Holland residents to learn more about how their community operates has returned. Applications for the second annual Holland Ambassador Acade...
Jul 01, 2025 Holland Ambassador Academy (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
