Category Archives: Local News
Laketown Twp. Beach Stairs Blocked Off, Slated for Removal
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2025) - A popular way to get from the shores of Lake Michigan inland is now off limits. On Wednesday, Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commission staffers...
Mar 26, 2025 Laketown Township Deputy Clerk Zoey Hallam, left, and Community Development Director Michelle Sall tie yellow “caution” tape on the stairs at Laketown Township Beach, 6710 142nd Ave., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Twp., Michigan)
Four Hurt in Two Separate GT Pileups
GEORGETOWN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2025) - A total of four drivers were injured in two separate accidents on Wednesday in this Ottawa County community. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheri...
Mar 26, 2025 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
Inquiries Made on Gateway Spoon Site
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2025) - Could the Gateway Spoon become a Phoenix, rising from the ashes of its closure earlier this month? Gateway Mission officials had pressed the "pause" button on...
Mar 26, 2025 Gateway Spoon (image courtesy Gateway Mission)
Holland Schools to Stage Forum on Planned Changes, Possible Bond Proposal
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2025) - The opportunity for parents and other stakeholders to learn more about Holland Public Schools' planned reorganization of its elementary schools, as well as lo...
Mar 26, 2025 Holland Public Schools (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Grand Haven Man Jailed, Arraigned After Store Rampage
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 24, 2025) - An apparent fit of anger has cost a 25-year-old Grand Haven area man at least a weekend behind bars and perhaps more. Gavin Love was arraigned on Monday ...
Mar 24, 2025 Gavin Love (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
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)
