Category Archives: Local News
Jamestown's Patmos Library to Reopen on Tuesday
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 27, 2025) - A public library in Ottawa County's southeast corner will reopen on Tuesday. Officials with the Patmos Library in Jamestown Township, in an announcement...
May 27, 2025 Patmos Library in Jamestown Twp., MI (image courtesy Patmos Library)
Washington Orders Campbell Plant to Remain Open Ahead of Slated May 31 Closing
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, May 26, 2025) - It may be temporary, but the JH Campbell power plant in Port Sheldon Township will not close this coming Saturday. In an emergency order issued last Friday, US ...
May 26, 2025 Mermolenko / Depositphotos.com
Motorcyclist Killed in Lakeshore Dr. Crash
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 25, 2025) - A 23-year-old Hamilton man lost his life in a Sunday afternoon motorcycle crash on Holland's North Side. No name was immediately disclosed by Ottawa County S...
May 25, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Parades, Ceremonies Highlight Memorial Day Events Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 25, 2025) - This weekend may be the start of the summer vacation season, but the actual holiday itself on Monday should be noted and remembered. Highlighting the Memorial ...
May 25, 2025 May 29, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland American Legion Band prepares to step out in the 2023 Memorial Day Parade through downtown Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holland Museum to Hold Holiday Hours, Spotlight Company D on Memorial Day
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 24, 2025) - There will be more than just a downtown parade and a Pilgrim Home Cemetery program in Holland on Memorial Day Monday. The Holland Museum will be open from 12 N...
May 24, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Armory. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Suspect Arraigned in Drunken Driving Death of Infant
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - A 56-year-old Martin man has been charged in the death of an eight-month-old baby girl, stemming from a crash late last month on Baseline Road between Allegan ...
May 23, 2025 Lucia Iris Seifried (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Office
Zeeland's Spring Peddlers Market Set for Saturday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - The traditional start to the summer vacation season in Zeeland takes place on Saturday. The 11th Spring Peddler's Market takes over Church Street, between Main...
May 23, 2025 Zeeland's Spring Peddlers Market (photo courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Post-Election Audits in Ottawa Co. to Begin
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - While the impact of the May 6 election may have been a far cry from the Presidential Election of this past November 5, measures to ensure the accuracy and in...
May 23, 2025 July 5, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck testifies before the Holland City Council during a council business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Unemployment Down for the Moment Along Lakeshore, but Up from Last Year
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May. 23, 2025) - Joblessness fell along the Lakeshore and across the state last month, but unemployment is still higher now than at this time last year. In numbers disclosed o...
May 23, 2025 vadimphoto1@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Holland Chorale Announces New Artistic Director
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 23, 2025) - There will be a new artistic director for the Holland Chorale this fall. Dr. Phillip Moody was announced this week as the new man with the baton, replacing Dr....
May 23, 2025 Dr. Phillip Moody (photo courtesy Holland Chorale)
