Category Archives: Local News
DuJardine Sentenced in September CSC Conviction
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2025) - It wasn't a life sentence, but for Greg Joseph DuJardine, it might as well have been on Friday. The 60-year-old Muskegon man stood mute as 20th Circuit Cou...
Mar 01, 2025 Greg Joseph DuJardine (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Road Weight Restriction Season to Begin
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2025) - A sure sign of spring is the beginning of seasonal weight restrictions on area roads. The Ottawa County Road Commission will put such restraints at 6 AM o...
Feb 27, 2025 Seasonal Weight Restrictions Explained (Michigan Department of Transportation image courtesy Ottawa County Road Commission)
2025 Peanut Butter Drive Nearing Conclusion
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2025) - It's last call to "spread the love" for the Jif, Skippy, Peter Pan and other brands of peanut butter in Allegan County. The annual Peanut Butter Drive to bene...
Feb 27, 2025 Allegan County Community Foundation's Peanut Butter Drive (image courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
Gateway Mission Sells Men's Mission Site, Plans Move to Former Davenport U. Building
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2025) - A long-time beacon of hope for the homeless in downtown Holland is moving. Officials with Gateway Mission confirmed this week that their property off of West ...
Feb 27, 2025 Mar. 7, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The Gateway Mission Men's Mission building off of River Ave. & W. 7th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holland City Council to Discuss Civic Center, Retreat Review in Study Session Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2025) - Two topics of interest will be before members of the Holland City Council during Wednesday evening's study session. One is an update on the Heeringa Holland C...
Feb 26, 2025 Holland City Hall, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
UPDATE: Campbell Plant, Crockery Lake Land, Legal Counsel Change Decided by Ottawa Co. Board
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2025) - It was a lengthy Ottawa County Board meeting on Tuesday. Ten members of the 11-member governing panel went over a number of issues during the three-plus ho...
Feb 26, 2025 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned in Weekend ATM Burglary Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 25, 2025) - A 26-year-old Venezuelan living in the Chicagoland area is in the Ottawa County Jail after an attempted burglary of a ATM on Holland's North Side over the pas...
Feb 25, 2025 Angel Eduardo Mavarez-Romero (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Gateway Mission Presses "Pause" Button on Gateway Spoon Project
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 25, 2025) - The spoon is being put away, for the time being. On March 16th, Holland's Gateway Mission will "pause" operations at the Gateway Spoon Cafe and Grill off of E...
Feb 25, 2025 Gateway Spoon (image courtesy Gateway Mission)
UPDATE: Woman Arraigned, Son Killed in Early Morning Apartment Unit Incident
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2025) - A 38-year-old Holland woman is in the Ottawa County Jail after a Monday arraignment on charges stemming from the death of her 17-year-old son at an apartment ...
Feb 24, 2025 Katie Austin Lee (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Saugatuck City Council to Consider Revised Master Plan for Nature Area Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2025) - An update to the Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area Master Plan is before the Saugatuck City Council during Monday night's biweekly business meeting. The governi...
Feb 24, 2025 The Natural Communities of the Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area (Land Conservancy of West Michigan image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
