Category Archives: Local News
Detroiter Heads West to Lead Michigan Maritime Museum
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - A new leader has emerged at the Michigan Maritime Museum. On Monday, the board of trustees for the South Haven-based non-profit announced that Bailey Sisoy...
May 13, 2025 Bailey Sisoy-Moore (photo courtesy Michigan Maritime Museum)
Fire at Allendale Mobile Home Complex Destroys One Unit, Damages Others
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - Nobody was hurt, but damage was extensive after a fire on Monday night at a mobile home park in Allendale. Crews from five departments, as well as Ottaw...
May 13, 2025 Veni / CC
UPDATE: Patmos Library Remains Closed After Monday Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - The Patmos Library in Jamestown is no closer to reopening after a board of trustees meeting on Monday night. Five of the eight staff members resigned la...
May 13, 2025 valzan / Depositphotos.com
Mulch Fire Strikes Business in Borculo
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 12, 2025) - Ottawa County Emergency Management has more on a Sunday afternoon fire in Borculo that brought out crews from at least 21 agencies throughout the Lakeshor...
May 12, 2025 spineback / Depositphotos.com
Holland Basking in Glow of Ultra-Successful Tulip Time Festival
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 12, 2025) - The 96th Tulip Time Festival is now history, and the renewal of Holland's annual signature event may have reached new heights. Any official numbers as to how m...
May 12, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Visitors tour the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park during the 2025 Tulip Time Festival. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
I-196 Work Near M-40 Junction to Begin on Monday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 12, 2025) - Now that Tulip Time is over, the road construction season along the Lakeshore can begin in earnest. This year's major tie-up is on I-196, as the bridges over t...
May 12, 2025 Mar. 16, 2021; Laketown Twp., MI, USA; A "Road Work Begins" sign alerts motorists on southbound I-196 between Holland and Saugatuck. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Fire Strikes South Side Condo; No Humans Hurt, Cats Saved
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 11, 2025) - While the attention of much of Holland was centered on Tulip Time Festival fireworks over Lake Macatawa at dusk on Saturday evening, those who are sworn to pro...
May 11, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Scene from damage sustained in a condominium fire off of Spring Lane. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations)
Tulip Time Festival Ends With Walking Tour, Carnival on Sunday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 11, 2025) - It apparently just wasn't right to close down Holland's annual signature event ahead of Mother's Day. After all, the stars of the show - the Tulip - are still ...
May 11, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Visitors to the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park during the 2025 Tulip Time Festival. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Two Hospitalized in Rollover Crash on Adams St.
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 10, 2025) - A two-vehicle crash southeast of Zeeland on Saturday evening led to serious injuries for two persons involved. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County ...
May 10, 2025 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
One Holland Man Killed, Four Others Injured in Overnight Crash
WALKER, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 10, 2025) - A man from Holland lost his life, and four others were injured, in a fiery early Saturday morning crash just east of the Ottawa/Kent county line. According to t...
May 10, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
