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Day 6 of 2025 Tulip Time Festival is on Wednesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 7, 2025) - The second half of the 10-day, 96th annual Tulip Time Festival is on this Wednesday. The schedule begins at 8 AM with the Tulip Immersion Garden at Beechwood Ch...
Gary Stevens May 07, 2025 Apr. 23, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Tulips from the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Tuesday May 6 Election Results
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 7, 2025) - Renewals were successful, but new proposals weren't. That's the general impression coming out of results from Tuesday's elections along the Lakeshore, where vot...
Gary Stevens May 07, 2025 Elections (image © Midwest Communications)

Water Activity Increasing Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 7, 2025) - As the weather turns warmer, activity on local waterways have increased. On Monday evening, crews from the Park Township Fire Department joined with members of ...
Gary Stevens May 07, 2025 May 5, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Members of the Park Township Fire Department and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit participate in a joint fire fighting exercise at Yacht Basin Marina. (Cal Keuning photo courtesy Park Township Fire Department)

Tulip Time '25 Reaches Halfway Mark Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 6, 2025) - The 2026 Tulip Time Festival reaches the halfway mark of its 10-day, 96th annual run on this Tuesday. The schedule begins at 8 AM with a VIP tour and the Tulip ...
Gary Stevens May 06, 2025 Fiddlefire (photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)

Mostly School Issues Before Voters Along Lakeshore for Tuesday's Election Day
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 5, 2025) - With two exceptions, school issues will be before voters along the Lakeshore on Tuesday. All of Ottawa County, as well as voters living in the Hamilton Communit...
Gary Stevens May 05, 2025 lisafx / Depositphotos.com

Zeeland City Council to Vote on FY26 Budget Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 5, 2025) - The municipal budget for the city of Zeeland in Fiscal 2026 will be decided on Monday night. A public hearing is slated ahead of a vote by the Zeeland City Coun...
Gary Stevens May 05, 2025 Zeeland City Hall file photo

The Day 4 Slate for the 2025 Tulip Time Festival
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 5, 2025) - It's day four of the 2026 Tulip Time Festival this Monday. The schedule begins at 8 AM with a VIP tour and the Tulip Immersion Garden, both starting at Beechwoo...
Gary Stevens May 05, 2025 The Skerbeck Carnival at the Tulip Time Festival (file photo)

WATCH: Commencement Speaker Named H.O.P.E. Winner as Hope's Class of '25 Graduates
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 5, 2025) - Dr. Lauren Hearit must have made a deep impression with the Hope College Class of 2025. Not only did the graduates ask the assistant professor of management to ...
Gary Stevens May 05, 2025

Sunday May 3 2025 Tulip Time Schedule
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 4, 2025) - It's day three of the 2026 Tulip Time Festival this Sunday. Morning events include the Historic Walking Tour that begins at Window on the Waterfront Park (71 Ea...
Gary Stevens May 04, 2025 The Tulip Immersion Garden at Beechwood Church (file photo Brent Alan-Midwest Communications)

UPDATE: Missing North Side Woman, Four Children Considered Endangered Found Safe
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 3, 2025) - A 50-year-old Park Township woman and three children that went missing from their North Side neighborhood earlier this week have been located and are safe. Mi...
Gary Stevens May 03, 2025 Michelle Olszewski (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
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