Category Archives: Local News
Local EM Director Discusses Preparation in Wake of Air India Plane Crash
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 13, 2025) - What if what happened on Thursday in India had occurred locally? Multiple deaths were reported on the ground after an Air India flight crashed in the weste...
Jun 13, 2025 Ottawa County Emergency Management logo.
Zeeland School Board to Hold Superintendent Interviews Today
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 12, 2025) - Not unlike the Ottawa County Administrator search, which has been protracted and rife with sometimes contentious discussion, Zeeland Public Schools' effort in...
Jun 12, 2025 Zeeland Public Schools (image courtesy Zeeland Public Schools)
UPDATE: Tremblay Goes Before Ottawa Co. Board; Administrator Search on Hold
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 12, 2025) - Could Thursday have been the day that the Ottawa County Board finally names a new full-time County Administrator? It turned out that it wasn't. Following a...
Jun 12, 2025
Downtown Holland Street Performer Series Begins Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 12, 2025) - Although street performers can be seen in downtown Holland most every day of the year, the season in which they take over downtown Holland begins on Thursday ...
Jun 12, 2025 Holland Street Performer Series (image courtesy Downtown Holland)
Holland's Community Action House Benefits from LPGA Event in Grand Rapids
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 12, 2025) - West Michigan food pantries are getting a boost from the Meijer LPGA Classic that begins on Thursday. The Walker-based retailer, which is a major sponsor of t...
Jun 12, 2025 Community Action House's Food Club/Opportunity Hub (photo courtesy Community Action House)
Nelson Assumes Leadership of Zeeland's "ZQuest" Program
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 12, 2025) - There will be a new leader of Zeeland's alternative educational program. Allison Nelson, who has been in the district as an instructor, department chair, and ...
Jun 12, 2025 Allison Nelson (photo courtesy Zeeland Public Schools)
Windmill Island Gardens the Focus of Wednesday's Holland City Council Study Session
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 11, 2025) - It's a big year for the iconic symbol of Holland. Although the pieces of the vintage DeZwaan Windmill came across by boat to the Tulip City in 1964, it wasn't...
Jun 11, 2025 June 20, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The DeZwaan Windmill at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
ESCAPE Ministries' Career Connections Program Begins Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 11, 2025) - As June is Youth Employment Month in Michigan, as proclaimed by Governor Whitmer, a local program to accomplish just that gets underway on Wednesday. The 13th...
Jun 11, 2025 The storefront of Escape Ministries in Holland. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
One Candidate Remains for Ottawa Co. Administrator Position
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 11, 2025) - The issue of trying to get a new full-time Administrator for Ottawa County continues to be a struggle for the Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday, the count...
Jun 11, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
State House to Take Up Classroom Smartphone Ban Bill
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 10, 2025) - Legislation that would mandate public schools in Michigan to deal with the issue of smart phone use in the classroom could take a step forward this week. The ...
Jun 10, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
