Category Archives: Local News
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)
Fennville's City Square Park Fundraiser Successfully Completed
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 16, 2025) - It's "mission accomplished" for a fundraising project in Fennville. A Saturday deadline of accumulating $50,000 for overhauling City Square Park was reached...
Jun 16, 2025 Developer's image of the proposed City Square Park in Fennville (image courtesy City of Fennville, Michigan)
Motorcyclist Killed in Nunica-Area Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 16, 2025) - A 47-year-old Nunica man lost his life after crashing his motorcycle north of his hometown late on Sunday night. The yet-to-be-identified, un-helmeted b...
Jun 16, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
"Multiple Injuries" Reported Following Late-Night Crash Near Pullman
LEE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 15, 2025) - Details were initially sketchy, but "multiple patients with serious injuries" was reported by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office following a two-vehicle cra...
Jun 15, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
