Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa County man gets 25 years in prison for shooting girlfriend in domestic dispute
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC AM/FM) -A 35-year-old Ottawa County man who police say shot his girlfriend during a domestic dispute has been sentenced to a minimum 25 years in prison. Vaughn Lowe Smith was sen...
Apr 18, 2025 PRSA-NY / CC
Zeeland Easter Egg Hunt Returns on Saturday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - An annual tradition returns to Zeeland on Saturday. From 10 AM to 12 Noon, in the heart of downtown Zeeland, over six thousand colorful Easter eggs will be hi...
Apr 18, 2025 Zeeland Easter Egg Hunt 2025 (image courtesy Zeeland Festivals)
Fennville Rotary Fundraiser Set for Saturday
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - This may be the end of the Lenten season, but the Fennville Pullman Lakeshore Rotary will touch upon a tradition just before this six-week-long period began...
Apr 18, 2025 Fennville Pullman Lakeshore Rotary 2025 Mardi Gras Fundraiser (image courtesy Fennville Pullman Lakeshore Rotary)
Zeeland Schools Name Interim Superintendent; Set Up Online Survey in Search for New Leader
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - An interim for the interim has been named to oversee Zeeland Public Schools. On Friday, the district announced that Dr. Scott Korpak has agreed to come out of...
Apr 18, 2025 Zeeland Public Schools (image courtesy Zeeland Public Schools)
Suspect Sought After Dorr Incident
DORR TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - The search is on for a 26-year-old man wanted on several warrants who caused a ruckus at a residence near Dorr on Friday morning. The Allegan County Sheriff...
Apr 18, 2025 Brandon Arlan Ras-Devries (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Final Indoor Session for Holland Farmers Market is Set for Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2025) - It's last call for the Holland Indoor Farmer's Market. The final session of the first-and-third Saturday market inside of the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Pl...
Apr 18, 2025 The Holland Farmers Market winter session inside of the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Place. (photo courtesy Downtown Holland)
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)
