Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck, Holland City Councils to Meet on Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2025) - Two local governmental bodies have meetings slated for Wednesday. The Saugatuck City Council has a 4 PM Workshop in the second-floor meeting room of Saugatuck City...
May 21, 2025 valzan / Depositphotos.com
Tulip Time Festival Discloses Initial Attendance, Economic Impact Numbers From 2025 Event
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2025) - The Tulip Time Festival is not called Holland's annual signature event for nothing. On Tuesday, Executive Director Gwen Auwerda announced that over 976,000 att...
May 21, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Visitors at the Tulip Plantings in Window on the Waterfront Park during the 2025 Tulip Time Festival. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holiday Traffic Enforcement Efforts Underway Along Lakeshore, Across State
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2025) - While seat belt use is spotlighted in the first nationwide traffic enforcement initiative of the summer vacation season, those in blue, brown or black will be ...
May 20, 2025 Click It or Ticket (image courtesy Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning)
UPDATE: Damage Assessments Continue in Wake of Last Week's Storms
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2025) - It may be more than four days since last Thursday's storms swept across the Lakeshore, but the reverberations continue. As of Tuesday morning, the website Find...
May 20, 2025 May 16, 2025; Saugatuck, MI, USA; Damage from a May 15, 2025 storm along Park Street. (photo courtesy City of Saugatuck, MIchigan)
Allegan County Community Foundation's Cereal Drive Continues
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2025) - While the impact of last Thursday's storms may have diverted some of the attention of the Allegan County Community Foundation into relief efforts, it's oldest ...
May 20, 2025 Allegan County Food Pantry Collaborative Cereal Drive (image courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
Parking, Police, Foreclosure on Zeeland City Council Meeting Agenda
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2025) - A few matters will be discussed by the Zeeland City Council on Monday night. In the 6 PM Work-Study session, the governing panel will go over plans for enforci...
May 19, 2025 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
MAX Transit Adjustments to Schedule, Availability to Begin Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2025) - There are some changes in the Holland area's mass transit service. Beginning on Monday, Macatawa Area Express' weekday fixed-route service will be on a 5 AM to...
May 19, 2025 May 19, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; MAX Transit fixed route buses await the hourly discharge at the Padnos Transportation Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Laketown Twp. Board Pushes Back Managerial Search Timeline; Plans Strategic Goal-Planning Session
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2025) - Any hopes that a new manager for a Lakeshore community could be in place by July 1st has gone by the boards ... literally. Due to the absence of Trustee ...
May 18, 2025 The Laketown Township Board of Trustees. Front, from left: Treasurer Jim Johnson, Supervisor Steven Ringelberg, Clerk Jim Delaney. Back, from left: Trustee Mike Koeman and Trustee Mark Timmerman. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Four Persons Hurt in Grand Haven Area Crash
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2025) - Four persons were injured following a two-vehicle crash along US-31 south of Grand Haven on Saturday afternoon. No names were disclosed by Ottawa Coun...
May 18, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Stamp Out Hunger, Crop Walk Spotlights Holland Hunger Awareness Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2025) - It's not a case of "better late than never," but awareness of feeding the needy is spotlighted this weekend in Holland. The National Association of Letter Carr...
May 16, 2025 Stamp Out Hunger food drive (image courtesy National Association of Letter Carriers)
