Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa Co. Scraps Early Voting Centers for 2026 Gubernatorial Elections
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 15, 2025) - When the state has its next round of early voting for the gubernatorial election year of 2026, Ottawa County will change the way it conducts the nine-day p...
Jan 15, 2025 July 5, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck testifies before the Holland City Council during a council business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Social Justice Awards Ceremony Highlights Tonight's Holland City Council Meeting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 15, 2025) - Wednesday night's Holland City Council meeting will be special, probably not for what may be on the agenda. The annual Social Justice Awards and Youth Social ...
Jan 15, 2025 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Two Hospitalized Following M-45 Crash in Allendale
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2025) - The drivers involved in a two-vehicle collision in Allendale on Tuesday morning were hospitalized in critical and stable condition, respectively. No na...
Jan 14, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Awareness of Human Trafficking a January Focus for Truckers, Law Enforcement, Others
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2025) - A scourge not too many people want to talk about but needs to be seen in the bright light of public scrutiny is the issue of human trafficking. January is Nat...
Jan 14, 2025 Truckers Against Trafficking (image courtesy Truckers Against Trafficking)
Hope Student Struck, Killed by Train on Campus
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 13, 2025) - A Hope College junior from west of Cleveland lost her life after being struck by a train on Saturday night at the Holland campus. The incident around 6:20 PM ...
Jan 13, 2025 A cross outside of Celebration Bible Church in Jamestown Twp., MI (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Registration for Fresh "CRASE" Class by Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept. Now Open
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 13, 2024) - The image of a "popular" attraction or event is one where people want to attend to enjoy something pleasurable. A "popular" service offered by the Ottawa C...
Jan 13, 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
"Bird Flu" Continues to Concern Local Farmers, Health Officials
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 13, 2025) - It's not only human flu season, but bird flu continues to plague the Lakeshore, as well as elsewhere in the state and across the country. In the past month, t...
Jan 13, 2025 dizanna / Depositphotos.com
Mersman Withdraws from Laketown Twp. Managerial Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 11, 2025) - "Ryan, I am no longer interested in the Laketown position. Please let them know." With those words, Brandon Mersman pulled his name from consideration f...
Jan 11, 2025 Brandon Mersman (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Pedestrian Struck, Killed in Early Morning Incident Near Grand Haven
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 11, 2025) - A 60-year-old Grand Haven man lost his life just before dawn on Saturday after being hit by a pickup truck while walking along a road southeast of the O...
Jan 11, 2025
UPDATE: Body Pulled from Waters of Lake Macatawa Identified
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 10, 2025) - The identity of a 72-year-old Holland woman whose body was pulled from the waters of Lake Macatawa last Thursday morning was disclosed on Friday. It was Ja...
Jan 10, 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff Marine Division. File photo
