Category Archives: Local News
Allegan Co. Clerk/Register of Deeds Issues Annual Report
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 27, 2025) - It was an eventful 2024 for the Allegan County Clerk and Register of Deeds office. That's according to an annual report that was disclosed publicly for the fi...
Jun 27, 2025 Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski (photo courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
Work on Outdoor Ice Skating Park in Holland Continues
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 26, 2025) - As Christmas Day is now officially less than six months away, the hope of having skaters grace a new outdoor ice skating ribbon at Holland's Window on the Wat...
Jun 26, 2025 Jun. 25, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Work on a planned outdoor ice skating facility at Window on the Waterfront Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Zeeland Planners Give Provisional Endorsement on Reckett Zeeland Rezoning Request
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 26, 2025) - A "modernization" of a century-old site where Zeeland's third largest employer operates took a step forward on Wednesday night. In a special meeting at the Ho...
Jun 26, 2025 Zeeland Sign (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Grand Haven in Line for State Downtown "Vibrancy" Grant
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 26, 2025) - Although most Ottawa County government operations are done at the Fillmore Street complex in West Olive, the official county seat is still Grand Haven. That c...
Jun 26, 2025 Michigan Economic Development Corporation (image courtesy Michigan Economic Development Corporation)
Family Members Safe After Overnight Holland House Fire
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 25, 2025) - A family was displaced but escaped from a residential fire in Holland during the overnight hours of Wednesday. Crews were dispatched shortly before 2 AM to a ...
Jun 25, 2025 Jun. 25, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Two unnamed Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations personnel talk following a house fire off of W. 32nd Street. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Rosema Agrees to Stay as Interim Administrator as Ottawa Co. Board "Pauses" Permanent Search
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 25, 2025) - The importance is still there, but the urgency has been lifted in the search for a new Ottawa County Administrator. During Tuesday's meeting, the board opt...
Jun 25, 2025 Jun. 24, 2025; Olive Twp., MI, USA; The Ottawa County Board meets in the Fillmore Street Administration Building. (YouTube image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Food Trucks, Health Care Costs Among Items of Discussion by Local Govt. Entities Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 25, 2025) - No final decisions will be made as three local governmental entities meet on Wednesday. A morning session (10 AM) of the Douglas Downtown Development Authority at...
Jun 25, 2025 Aug. 21, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; A food truck specializing in Greek cuisine is parked outside of the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Place during the 2021 International Festival of Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Anniversary of Fatal Airline Crash Near South Haven Noted
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 24, 2025) - One of the biggest mysteries and histories beneath the inland sea that is Lake Michigan had an anniversary on Monday. It has been 75 years since an airliner c...
Jun 24, 2025 Photos of display at Michigan Maritime Museum of Valerie Van Heest's "Fatal Crossing" research into the crash of Northwest Orient Flight 2501 over Lake Michigan near South Haven. (photo courtesy Michigan Shipwreck Research Association)
Ottawa Co. Board to Meet in Midst of Administrator Search Issues
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 24, 2025) - Where does the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners go from here in the search for a new operational leader for county government? The 11-person governing ...
Jun 24, 2025 Jan. 28, 2025; Olive Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Commissioner John Teeples (R-Jenison) goes over a proposed legal settlement during a county board meeting. (YouTube image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
GVSU Tabs Lindstrom for Police Chief Post
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 24, 2025) - When the majority of students return to the campuses of Grand Valley State University in August, those who are charged with their safety will have a new lea...
Jun 24, 2025 New Grand Valley State University Director of Public Safety & Police Chief Daniel Lindstrom (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
