Category Archives: Local News
Ground Broken on Aircraft/Vehicle Charging Stations at West Michigan Regional Airport
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - West Michigan Regional Airport wants to be on the cutting edge of aeronautical technology. That's the rationale behind this week's ground breaking of a multim...
Jun 18, 2025 West Michigan Regional Airport's business center (photo courtesy West Michigan Airport Authority)
Swets to Retire as Macatawa Bank President
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - The last independent leader of Macatawa Bank is retiring. On Tuesday, the Holland-based financial entity announced that President and Chief Executive Off...
Jun 18, 2025 Macatawa Bank President/CEO Jon Swets (photo courtesy Wintrust Financial Corporation)
Fair Season Underway with Berlin Fair
MARNE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 17, 2025) - Fair season is underway along the Lakeshore. The first of four fairs in Ottawa and Allegan counties is the Berlin Fair in Marne, which has been held since 1856,...
Jun 17, 2025 Berlin Fair (image courtesy Berlin Fair)
Laketown Managerial Search Resumes
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - The search for a new manager in Laketown Township has resumed. An online advertisement was posted on Saturday for the post that is currently handled, on...
Jun 16, 2025 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Ox-Bow School Completes Purchase of Douglas Library Building
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 16, 2025) - An historic landmark in Douglas has a new life. On Saturday, officials of the Saugatuck-based Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residence held a ribbon-cuttin...
Jun 16, 2025 The Ox-Bow House in Douglas (photo courtesy Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists' Residency)
Fennville's City Square Park Fundraiser Successfully Completed
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 16, 2025) - It's "mission accomplished" for a fundraising project in Fennville. A Saturday deadline of accumulating $50,000 for overhauling City Square Park was reached...
Jun 16, 2025 Developer's image of the proposed City Square Park in Fennville (image courtesy City of Fennville, Michigan)
Motorcyclist Killed in Nunica-Area Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 16, 2025) - A 47-year-old Nunica man lost his life after crashing his motorcycle north of his hometown late on Sunday night. The yet-to-be-identified, un-helmeted b...
Jun 16, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
"Multiple Injuries" Reported Following Late-Night Crash Near Pullman
LEE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 15, 2025) - Details were initially sketchy, but "multiple patients with serious injuries" was reported by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office following a two-vehicle cra...
Jun 15, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Older Motorcyclists Hospitalized Following Crash in Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 14, 2025) - An older couple from Fremont was injured following a crash between a motorcycle and a sports car in Spring Lake on Saturday afternoon. No names were discl...
Jun 14, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland School Board Asks Hetherton, Lusk Back for Superintendent Search Final Interviews
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 14, 2025) - The search for a new Zeeland School Superintendent is now down to two men. Following two separate three-hour public interview sessions on Friday, with three h...
Jun 14, 2025 June 13, 2025; Zeeland, MI, USA; Members of the Zeeland Board of Education meet to conduct public interviews on superintendent candidates. (photo courtesy Zeeland Public Schools)
