Category Archives: Local News
Storms Strike Lakeshore on Thursday Night
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2025) - It has been a relatively quiet spring storm season along the Lakeshore, despite what happened on Thursday night. A line of turbulent weather went through betwe...
May 16, 2025 Crysis Rubel / CC
Two Arrested After Shooting Spree in Eastern Ottawa Co.
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - A 21-year-old Sparta man is free on bond after an arraignment this week on charges stemming from a dispute in Allendale that turned violent. Riley James...
May 15, 2025 Riley James Leary (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
UPDATE: One Killed, One Arrested in Standale-Area Shooting
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - A 20-year-old Jenison man is in custody following a May 10th shooting near Standale that killed a 19-year-old man. Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies were...
May 15, 2025
Idema Explorers Trail in Line for State Funds After House Bill Passage
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - While the efforts to have a state budget for Fiscal 2026 on Governor Whitmer's desk by the state-mandated deadline of June 30th continue in Lansing, lawmakers ...
May 15, 2025 May 14, 2025; Lansing, MI; House Representative Joey Andrews (D-St. Joseph) talks in support of HB4392 on the floor of the Michigan House.
UPDATE: Holland City Council Approves FY26 Budget
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - The municipal spending plan for the City of Holland was finalized on Wednesday evening. The final vote by the City Council on a $216.6 million budget for Fisca...
May 15, 2025 May 14, 2025, Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks addresses a Holland City Council meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Fennville's City Square Park Fundraiser Underway
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - The City of Fennville wants to be more than just a place people drive through on M-89. To that end, a crowdfunding effort is underway to garner $50,000 by Ju...
May 15, 2025 Developer's image of the proposed City Square Park in Fennville (image courtesy City of Fennville, Michigan)
Holland Farmers Market Season Commences
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 14, 2025) - It may have been just three days since Holland's annual signature event - the Tulip Time Festival - concluded, but another of the Tulip City's annual tradition...
May 14, 2025 August 9, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Farmers Market in the 8th Street Marketplace. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Ottawa Co. Administrator Search Moves Forward
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 14, 2025) - The search process for Ottawa County's new governmental operational leader continues. On Tuesday, county officials said that the retained consulting firm Do...
May 14, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Community Impact Day Set for Wednesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 14, 2025) - The first of two biannual efforts to improve the lot of those who live along the Lakeshore is set for Wednesday. From 1 PM to 4 PM, over two thousand volunteer...
May 14, 2025 Sept. 20, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce building on East 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
GVSU Economic Survey Indicates Continued Optimism Despite Tariff-Related Concerns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - Fears about the economy in the wake of action taken by the Trump Administration in Washington are being felt around the globe, but those concerns are somewha...
May 13, 2025 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
