Category Archives: Local News
Holland Museum to Hold Holiday Hours, Spotlight Company D on Memorial Day
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 24, 2025) - There will be more than just a downtown parade and a Pilgrim Home Cemetery program in Holland on Memorial Day Monday. The Holland Museum will be open from 12 N...
May 24, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Armory. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Suspect Arraigned in Drunken Driving Death of Infant
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - A 56-year-old Martin man has been charged in the death of an eight-month-old baby girl, stemming from a crash late last month on Baseline Road between Allegan ...
May 23, 2025 Lucia Iris Seifried (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Office
Zeeland's Spring Peddlers Market Set for Saturday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - The traditional start to the summer vacation season in Zeeland takes place on Saturday. The 11th Spring Peddler's Market takes over Church Street, between Main...
May 23, 2025 Zeeland's Spring Peddlers Market (photo courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Post-Election Audits in Ottawa Co. to Begin
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - While the impact of the May 6 election may have been a far cry from the Presidential Election of this past November 5, measures to ensure the accuracy and in...
May 23, 2025 July 5, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck testifies before the Holland City Council during a council business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Unemployment Down for the Moment Along Lakeshore, but Up from Last Year
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May. 23, 2025) - Joblessness fell along the Lakeshore and across the state last month, but unemployment is still higher now than at this time last year. In numbers disclosed o...
May 23, 2025 vadimphoto1@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Holland Chorale Announces New Artistic Director
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - There will be a new artistic director for the Holland Chorale this fall. Dr. Phillip Moody was announced this week as the new man with the baton, replacing Dr....
May 23, 2025 Dr. Phillip Moody (photo courtesy Holland Chorale)
Ottawa Co. Clerk Busy with Election-Related Matters
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 22, 2025) - The Ottawa County Elections Office will be closed on Thursday. That's because Clerk Justin Roebuck and his elections staff will be in Holland for a little e...
May 22, 2025 Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck (photo courtesy Ottawa County)
Allegan Co. Assesses Damage from Last Week's Storms
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 22, 2025) - Some preliminary numbers are out after last Thursday's storms that hit the Lakeshore. The Allegan County Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday disclosed a s...
May 22, 2025 Allegan County Emergency Management (image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
High School Graduation Season Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2025) - The high school graduation season along the Lakeshore began on Tuesday night. The Class of 2025 for both Holland High and Holland Christian High received their...
May 21, 2025 Holland High School Seniors at a graduation ceremony. (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Motorist Killed in West Olive Crash
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2025) - A 53-year-old West Olive man lost his life late on Tuesday night in a single-vehicle crash northwest of Zeeland. No name was immediately disclosed by Ottawa...
May 21, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
