Category Archives: Local News
ODC Network Announces Financial Support for Kalamazoo River Conservation Efforts
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 19, 2025) - The reach of a Holland-based non-profit conservation group is expanding. On Monday, the Outdoor Discovery Center Network announced that five entities - the ci...
Aug 19, 2025 The ODC Network (image courtesy Outdoor Discovery Center)
Zeeland City Council to Decide on Extra Tax Funds Use Tonight; Discuss Sunday Liquor Sales & Rec Center Beforehand
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2025) - What should a municipal entity do with extra money coming from Lansing? Some might say that the cash should go back to the taxpayers, but since there is no me...
Aug 18, 2025 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Preserving City Hall on Agenda for Village of Douglas Leaders Tonight
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2025) - What to do with an old village hall that has some historic value? That's a question before council members in the City of the Village of Douglas during Monday...
Aug 18, 2025 The City of the Village of Douglas Dutcher's Lodge city hall (photo courtesy Saugatuck-Douglas History Center)
Four Teens Arrested in June Tire-Slashing Spree
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2025) - Four teenaged boys are facing juvenile criminal charges stemming from a rash of slashed tires in a neighborhood on Holland's North Side two months ago. O...
Aug 16, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Laketown Twp. to Hold Public Hearings on STR Future
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2025) - While a moratorium on short-term rentals remains in place for a Lakeshore community, public input sessions about a long-term direction on this matter ha...
Aug 16, 2025 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Fire Strikes Apartment Complex Parking Structure West of Grandville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2025) - No injuries were reported after a fire broke out at an apartment complex south of Jenison late on Friday morning. First responders were dispatched to ...
Aug 16, 2025
Park Twp. Parts with Manager Howard Fink
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2025) - Howard Fink may not be the next manager of Laketown Township, but he's not coming back to Park Township. Fink's departure was announced during Thursday's mo...
Aug 15, 2025 Howard Fink (photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Wings of Mercy Fundraiser Set for Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2025) - The annual benefit for funding free non-emergency flights to medical facilities for the needy is set for Saturday. The Wings of Mercy CareAffaire and Runway 5...
Aug 15, 2025 2025 Wings of Mercy Holland CareAffaire (image courtesy Wings of Mercy)
GVSU's Long Sees Local Economy as "Flat" Rather than "Falling"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2025) - It may have taken six months, but the economic actions of the Trump Administration may have finally affected the West Michigan economy. So says Dr. Brian Lo...
Aug 15, 2025 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office to Offer CRASE Class Next Month
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2025) - A popular, free course offered by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is back. Another "Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events" class is slated for the ...
Aug 15, 2025 MauriceNorbert / Depositphotos.com
