Category Archives: Local News
Another Hot Weekend for Celtic Festival/Highland Games Ahead
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/Jun. 20, 2025) - One can't fault organizers of the Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival and Highland Games if they feel a little snake bit. Despite the lingering aftereffects of C...
Jun 20, 2025 Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival logo
UPDATE: Zeeland School Board Tabs Hetherton for Superintendent
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 20, 2025) - A decision on a new Zeeland School Superintendent was made on Thursday evening. After final public interviews were held, the Zeeland Board of Education unanim...
Jun 20, 2025 Rod Hetherton (photo courtesy Swartz Creek Community Schools)
Neyens Introduced as New Airport Manager
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 19, 2025) - Even though he's been on the job for 10 days now, Wednesday night was the coming out party for Matt Neyens as the new manager of West Michigan Regional Airpor...
Jun 19, 2025 West Michigan Regional Airport Manager Matt Neyens (photo courtesy West Michigan Regional Airport Authority)
Holland City Council to Consider Approving "Safe Streets for All" Plan
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - A way to make local streets safer for all is before the Holland City Council on Wednesday night. Among the items on the agenda for the biweekly 6 PM business ...
Jun 18, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Saguatuck City Council to Consider Options in Dune Ridge Floating Home Lawsuit
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - Now that the City of Saugatuck has scored a legal victory, will the dispute over floating homes in that Lakeshore community come to an end? The Saugatuck Ci...
Jun 18, 2025 City of Saugatuck, Michigan (image courtesy City of Saugatuck)
Ground Broken on Aircraft/Vehicle Charging Stations at West Michigan Regional Airport
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - West Michigan Regional Airport wants to be on the cutting edge of aeronautical technology. That's the rationale behind this week's ground breaking of a multim...
Jun 18, 2025 West Michigan Regional Airport's business center (photo courtesy West Michigan Airport Authority)
Swets to Retire as Macatawa Bank President
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - The last independent leader of Macatawa Bank is retiring. On Tuesday, the Holland-based financial entity announced that President and Chief Executive Off...
Jun 18, 2025 Macatawa Bank President/CEO Jon Swets (photo courtesy Wintrust Financial Corporation)
Fair Season Underway with Berlin Fair
MARNE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 17, 2025) - Fair season is underway along the Lakeshore. The first of four fairs in Ottawa and Allegan counties is the Berlin Fair in Marne, which has been held since 1856,...
Jun 17, 2025 Berlin Fair (image courtesy Berlin Fair)
Laketown Managerial Search Resumes
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 18, 2025) - The search for a new manager in Laketown Township has resumed. An online advertisement was posted on Saturday for the post that is currently handled, on...
Jun 16, 2025 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Ox-Bow School Completes Purchase of Douglas Library Building
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 16, 2025) - An historic landmark in Douglas has a new life. On Saturday, officials of the Saugatuck-based Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residence held a ribbon-cuttin...
Jun 16, 2025 The Ox-Bow House in Douglas (photo courtesy Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists' Residency)
