Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: "Endangered" Wayland Man Found
WAYLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - The search for a 57-year-old Wayland area man that the Allegan County Sheriff's Department is regarding as in danger ended with a terse statement. "Update: Mr...
Dec 20, 2024 Shawn Rittenberg (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Hope to Honor Van Wieren with Hoops Classic This Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - Hope College honors one of its legends this weekend. The first Glenn Van Wieren Classic takes place on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, as the Flying Du...
Dec 20, 2024 Current Hope College Men's Basketball Coach Greg Mitchell (L) and former Coach Glenn Van Wieren in this file photo from DeVos Fieldhouse. (Photo courtesy Hope College)
Travis, Neidlinger Look Ahead as Saugatuck Schools' Leadership Transition Looms
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - The end of the first semester in Academic 2024 along the Lakeshore is also the end of an era at Saugatuck Public Schools. Friday is the last day on the job ...
Dec 19, 2024 Outgoing Saugatuck Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Travis and his successor, Mark Neidlinger. (photo courtesy Saugatuck Public Schools)
Governor Appoints Hofmeister, Trice to GVSU Board
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - Two business leaders, one with a storied history at Luebbers Stadium, are the newest members of the Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees. On Thur...
Dec 19, 2024 Grand Valley State University Trustees Brandon Hofmeister (L) and Jason Trice. (photos courtesy Grand Valley State University)
UPDATE: Holland Policeman Hurt, Suspect Arraigned After Overnight Fight Outside of Library
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - A Holland Department of Public Safety Police Services Officer and a 30-year-old Holland man are recovering in separate areas after a predawn altercation acros...
Dec 19, 2024 Marcellus Marquise Taylor (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Ox-Bow School Secures Grants Totaling Six Figures
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - A non-profit institution that has helped enhance Saugatuck's reputation as a center for the arts along the Lakeshore is getting some financial boosts from a...
Dec 19, 2024 Feather Chiaverini (F24) engages with a student and their fiber work in the painting studio. Photo by Dominique Muñoz (SF24). (photo courtesy Ox-Bow School of Arts & Artists' Residency)
City of Holland Finances in Good Shape Following Annual Audit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - When a governmental entity is in financial trouble, it makes headlines. When it is not, the news gets overlooked. Such may be the case with the City of Hollan...
Dec 19, 2024 Dec. 18, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks discusses the annual audit of city finances during the biweekly business meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Luna, Labrador Retriever Tops Ottawa County Dog Name, Breed Lists in 2024
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - As a New Year nears, the look back at 2024 is already underway in some quarters. On Wednesday, the Ottawa County Treasurer's Office announced the top dog n...
Dec 19, 2024 Ottawa County Treasurer Cheryl Clark poses with Smudge, who was currently available for adoption at the Harbor Humane Society as of Dec. 18, 2024. (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Storey Looks Back as Allegan Co. Board Tenure Ends
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 18, 2024) - After a dozen years on the Allegan County Board of Commissioners, Jim Storey is looking back and looking ahead. The Holland Republican, who withdrew his name ...
Dec 18, 2024 Jim Storey looks at the wall of past Allegan County Board Chairman after his final meeting on Dec. 12, 2024. (photo courtesy Jim Storey)
Saugatuck Schools Names Former Math Teacher as Interim Middle-High School Principal
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 17, 2024) - As an era ends at Saugatuck Public Schools, the line of succession is kicking in. On Tuesday, the district announced that Melanie Moorer was named interim p...
Dec 17, 2024 Interim Saugatuck Middle-High School Principal Melanie Moorer (Facebook photo courtesy Saugatuck Public Schools)
