Category Archives: Local News
Movie Director to Make Appearance as "Holland" Movie is Screened Locally Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 24, 2025) - It's not Grauman's Chinese Theatre, but a glimpse of Hollywood glitz comes to downtown Holland on Monday evening. A capacity crowd is expected at the Knickerb...
Mar 24, 2025 "Holland" promotional poster (image courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Saugatuck City Council, Holland BPW to Hold Monday Meetings
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 23, 2025) - Some matters of importance will be before a couple of municipal governing bodies on Monday. The board of the Holland Board of Public Works has a special late afte...
Mar 23, 2025 Brian Turner / CC
Laketown Twp. Busy with Meetings, Spending
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2025) - A Lakeshore community is swinging into action as the first full week of spring begins. On Sunday, over 30 people came to Saugatuck Dunes State Park to p...
Mar 23, 2025 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Scam Calls from Purported Law Enforcement Entities Reported in Ottawa Co.
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 23, 2025) - A scourge to law enforcement most everywhere is back in Ottawa County. On Friday, the Sheriff's Department sent out a notice, warning residents to be on "h...
Mar 23, 2025 Sheriff's Department Investigation (image courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Department)
Second Olive Twp. Farm Secures Property Rights Through Ottawa Co. Preservation Program
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 23, 2025) - Make it nine and counting for Ottawa County's Purchase of Development Rights program that looks to preserve farmland from development. Last week, the count...
Mar 23, 2025 Farms are the Tapas (image courtesy Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impact)
Lound Earns Holland DPS Firefighter of Year Honor
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2025) - A five-year member of the Holland Department of Pubic Safety's Fire Operations has received the unit's highest honor. This week, Firefighter/Emergency Medical...
Mar 22, 2025 Holland Firefighter/EMT Angela Lound (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations)
MSRA to Host Annual Shipwreck Show on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - The shipwreck discovery season on the Great Lakes is looming, while the season for telling such tales is underway. Earlier this month, the Great Lakes Shipwre...
Mar 21, 2025 Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (image courtesy MSRA)
OAISD Treasurer Slagh Steps Down from Board
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - A long-time educational leader along the Lakeshore is stepping down. On Wednesday, the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District's Board of Education accept...
Mar 21, 2025 OAISD Board Treasurer Carol Slagh (photo courtesy Ottawa Area Intermediate School District)
Joblessness Rose Along Lakeshore, Across State in January
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - Unemployment spiked along the Lakeshore and across the state in January. In not seasonally adjusted numbers disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Department o...
Mar 21, 2025 vadimphoto1@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Brownfield Funding for Housing Project Approved by Holland City Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 20, 2025) - It seems as if a major housing and commercial project on Holland's east side is eligible for some clean up funding. During Wednesday evening's biweekly Hollan...
Mar 20, 2025 Artist's rendering of the HōM Flats at 24 East Development. (Hooker DeJong Inc./Magnus Capital Partners image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
