Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Holland City Council Approves FY26 Budget
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - The municipal spending plan for the City of Holland was finalized on Wednesday evening. The final vote by the City Council on a $216.6 million budget for Fisca...
May 15, 2025 May 14, 2025, Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks addresses a Holland City Council meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Fennville's City Square Park Fundraiser Underway
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2025) - The City of Fennville wants to be more than just a place people drive through on M-89. To that end, a crowdfunding effort is underway to garner $50,000 by Ju...
May 15, 2025 Developer's image of the proposed City Square Park in Fennville (image courtesy City of Fennville, Michigan)
Holland Farmers Market Season Commences
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 14, 2025) - It may have been just three days since Holland's annual signature event - the Tulip Time Festival - concluded, but another of the Tulip City's annual tradition...
May 14, 2025 August 9, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Farmers Market in the 8th Street Marketplace. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Ottawa Co. Administrator Search Moves Forward
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 14, 2025) - The search process for Ottawa County's new governmental operational leader continues. On Tuesday, county officials said that the retained consulting firm Do...
May 14, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Community Impact Day Set for Wednesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 14, 2025) - The first of two biannual efforts to improve the lot of those who live along the Lakeshore is set for Wednesday. From 1 PM to 4 PM, over two thousand volunteer...
May 14, 2025 Sept. 20, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce building on East 8th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
GVSU Economic Survey Indicates Continued Optimism Despite Tariff-Related Concerns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - Fears about the economy in the wake of action taken by the Trump Administration in Washington are being felt around the globe, but those concerns are somewha...
May 13, 2025 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
Detroiter Heads West to Lead Michigan Maritime Museum
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - A new leader has emerged at the Michigan Maritime Museum. On Monday, the board of trustees for the South Haven-based non-profit announced that Bailey Sisoy...
May 13, 2025 Bailey Sisoy-Moore (photo courtesy Michigan Maritime Museum)
Fire at Allendale Mobile Home Complex Destroys One Unit, Damages Others
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - Nobody was hurt, but damage was extensive after a fire on Monday night at a mobile home park in Allendale. Crews from five departments, as well as Ottaw...
May 13, 2025 Veni / CC
UPDATE: Patmos Library Remains Closed After Monday Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 13, 2025) - The Patmos Library in Jamestown is no closer to reopening after a board of trustees meeting on Monday night. Five of the eight staff members resigned la...
May 13, 2025 valzan / Depositphotos.com
Mulch Fire Strikes Business in Borculo
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 12, 2025) - Ottawa County Emergency Management has more on a Sunday afternoon fire in Borculo that brought out crews from at least 21 agencies throughout the Lakeshor...
May 12, 2025 spineback / Depositphotos.com
