Category Archives: Local News
Holland Man Named to State Post
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2024) - A Holland man is among a number of gubernatorial appointments to state panels announced on Thursday. Jerry Payne, who commutes from the Tulip City to the Gra...
Sep 26, 2024 Michigan Capitol Building (photo courtesy Michigan House Republicans)
Saugatuck City Council to Hold Special Meeting for Filling Vacancy
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2024) - A Lakeshore community has a governmental leadership hole to fill. The Saugatuck City Council held a special meeting on Thursday morning, in which it approv...
Sep 26, 2024 City of Saugatuck, Michigan (image courtesy City of Saugatuck)
Joblessness Recedes Slightly Along Lakeshore
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2024) - Unemployment along the Lakeshore slipped a little last month. In numbers disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budge...
Sep 26, 2024 Got Credit / CC
West Michigan Regional Airport in Leadership Transition During General Aviation Appreciation Month
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2024) - General Aviation Appreciation Month is winding down in Michigan. Governor Whitmer issued the proclamation to spotlight a nearly $22 billion annual industry t...
Sep 25, 2024 Airplanes at West Michigan Regional Airport (file photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Holland City Council to Take Stock on Capital Projects Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2024) - It's a time to take stock on what's being done in the City of Holland. The Holland City Council is slated to get an update on municipal capital projects duri...
Sep 25, 2024 Holland City Hall, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Windmill Island Gardens Posts High Attendance Numbers, Extends Season
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2024) - The city of Holland Parks Division isn't about to stop a good thing when it sees it. On Tuesday, the city announced that Windmill Island Gardens' season will...
Sep 25, 2024 Aug. 3, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; The DeZwaan Windmill at Windmill Island Gardens. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Board Approves Budget, Administrator Selection Process
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 25, 2024) - The Ottawa County Board apparently couldn't pass a budget without a little drama. After relatively quiet hearings ahead of Tuesday's evening's final vote ...
Sep 25, 2024
Sold-Out Farms are the Tapas is Tonight in Hudsonville
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2024) - Preserving Ottawa County's rich agricultural heritage and financial base is behind the eighth annual Farms are the Tapas event on Tuesday evening. No tic...
Sep 24, 2024 Farms are the Tapas (image courtesy Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impact)
Two Grand Haven District Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Honors
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 24, 2024) - Two schools in the Grand Haven Area School District have been honored by the US Department of Education. On Monday, Rosy Mound Elementary School in Grand Have...
Sep 24, 2024 The US Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon School program (image courtesy US Department of Education)
Saugatuck City Council to Meet Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 23, 2024) - After dealing with some contentious issues such as short-term rentals and airport property disposition in recent months, Monday night's biweekly Saugatuck ...
Sep 23, 2024 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
