Category Archives: Local News
Bocks Announces Intention to Seek Fourth Mayoral Term
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - Nathan Bocks wants another couple of years as Holland's Mayor. Earlier this week, the three-time elected leader of the Tulip City posted on his Facebook page ...
Apr 18, 2025 Apr. 10, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks addresses a Holland City Council meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
HAAC, CAH Fundraiser Set for Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - A feast for the stomach could be a feast for culture in the Tulip City on Friday evening. "Food for the heARTS" is a fundraiser for the Holland Area Arts Coun...
Apr 18, 2025 Sept. 22, 2022, Holland, MI, USA; Entrance to the Holland Area Arts Council building off of East 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Two Hurt in Collision Between Sedan, Motorcycle Near GVSU
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - Two motorists in their 20's were injured in a collision between a sedan and a motorcycle at the western edge of the Grand Valley State University main ...
Apr 18, 2025 A LIFE Ambulance crew attends to an Ottawa Co. crash. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Holland Leaders Resume Budget Overview Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2025) - Stability is the key word as Holland's municipal leaders go over a proposed spending plan. The second of two study sessions by the City Council to review the ...
Apr 17, 2025 Apr. 16, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Manager Keith Van Beek address the Holland City Council during its meeting at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
UPDATE: Speed a Factor as Motorcyclist from Allendale Killed in Kent Co. Crash
GAINES TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 16, 2025) - Speed is now considered a factor as more details were disclosed on Wednesday about a Sunday evening crash in southern Kent County that took the life of a ...
Apr 16, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Evergreen Commons to Host Parkinson's Awareness Event
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 16, 2025) - A new study shows Parkinson's disease may soon be more concerning than Alzheimer's. In a report published last month in the journal The BMJ, cases of Parkinso...
Apr 16, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Evergreen Commons. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holland City Council Meets, Reviews Proposed Budget Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 16, 2025) - It shouldn't be a long regular meeting for the Holland City Council on Wednesday night. That's because the governing panel of the Tulip City will be huddling ...
Apr 16, 2025 Holland City Hall, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
UPDATE: Tweaks to Saugatuck's Short-Term Rental Ordinance Approved by City Council
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 15, 2025) - The Saugatuck City Council approved several measures on Monday night. Highlighting the biweekly business meeting for the City Council were proposed amendmen...
Apr 15, 2025 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Ottawa Co. Administrator's Job Opening Posted
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 15, 2025) - The search is on in earnest for a new Ottawa County Administrator. On Monday, Double Haul Solutions posted on its website the opening for such an operation...
Apr 15, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Ottawa Beach Rd. to Undergo "Road Diet" in Safety Initiative
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 15, 2025) - For those "on their way to the beach" on Holland's North Side, their drive could be a little slower yet safer. On Monday, painting contractors retained by t...
Apr 15, 2025 A map image of the stretch of Ottawa Beach Road in Park Twp. set for road restriping. (Image courtesy Ottawa County Road Commission)
