Category Archives: Local News
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)
Panel Discussion on Disability Inclusion Along Lakeshore Set for Tuesday
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 15, 2025) - As a national reset on the matter of inclusion appears to be taking place, a local discussion on one aspect of this is set for Tuesday morning. Community M...
Apr 15, 2025 Dr. Michael Brashears (photo courtesy House of Representative, State of Michigan)
UPDATE: Second Round of Service Restoration in Natural Gas Leak Underway
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 14, 2025) - It's nearly "job done" for crews looking to restore natural gas service to around 5,200 Michigan Gas Utilities customers in the Fennville-Saugatuck-Douglas ...
Apr 14, 2025 A utility worker works on gas service. (Michigan Gas Utilities photo courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Could Lawsuits Ensue Following Allegan Co. Natural Gas Line Rupture?
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 14, 2025) - Now that a ruptured natural gas transmission line near Fennville has been repaired, and around 5,200 Michigan Gas Utilities customers have their heat back on,...
Apr 14, 2025 A utility worker works on a natural gas meter. (Michigan Gas Utilities photo courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Zeeland Man Hospitalized After Tractor Flips on Top of Him
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2025) - An 80-year-old man is hospitalized after being trapped under a tractor at a residence east of Zeeland on Saturday evening. No name was disclosed as Ottaw...
Apr 12, 2025 ahasoft / Depositphotos.com
