Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck City Council Discusses Two Land Proposals Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 28, 2024) - Dealing with two pieces of property the city owns outside of the city limits are matters before the Saugatuck City Council during its biweekly business meet...
Oct 28, 2024 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Sen. Victory to Host Water Safety Event on Monday
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2024) - Although the water fun season along the Lakeshore is over, with the crispness of the autumn fully entrenched, it doesn't mean that there won't be anybody st...
Oct 27, 2024 State 31st District Senator Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville) (photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans)
Holland Man Sentenced on Federal Sex Crime Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 25, 2024) - A 32-year-old Holland man will be more than twice his age before he could see life a free man again. Jared Hanner was sentenced on Friday to a mandatory ...
Oct 25, 2024 PRSA-NY / CC
Hope's "One Big Weekend" Begins on Friday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 24, 2024) - A tradition unique to American college football is that of homecoming. Nothing beats the ambiance of a fall Saturday afternoon when alumni come back to the al...
Oct 24, 2024 Hope College One Big Weekend 2024 (image courtesy Hope College)
National Drug Take Back Day Returns on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 24, 2024) - The second of two National Prescription Drug Take Back Days is set for Saturday. From 10 AM to 2 PM local time, law enforcement entities, medical facilities a...
Oct 24, 2024 National Drug Take Back Day (image courtesy US Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Administration)
Early Voting Begins in Earnest on Saturday Along Lakeshore, Across State
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 24, 2024) - The first true litmus test of Michigan's early voting nears. It's the third such session since voters approved such advance electing two years ago, after the ...
Oct 24, 2024 Vote here sign in Holland. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Joblessness Relatively Steady Along Lakeshore Last Month
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 24, 2024) - Unemployment remains pretty much stable along the Lakeshore and across the state. That's the conclusion from Michigan Department of Technology, Management and...
Oct 24, 2024 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Two Hospitalized in SUV-Semi Crash on US-31
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 24, 2024) - A 52-year-old Zeeland man and his 18-year-old son were hospitalized in a Wednesday evening two-vehicle crash on Holland's north side. No names were discl...
Oct 24, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Saugatuck School Board Agrees on Neidlinger as District Superintendent
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 23, 2024) - Could Mark Neidlinger follow in the footsteps of Tim Travis? Apparently, he can. After a public interview during a special meeting on Tuesday evening at Dougl...
Oct 23, 2024 Mark Neidlinger of Saugatuck Public Schools (image courtesy Saugatuck Public Schools)
Holland City Council to Revisit Short Term Rental Regulations on Wednesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 23, 2024) - A sticky issue for local governments is being tackled again by the Holland City Council. During Wednesday night's 6 PM biweekly study session, in which topics...
Oct 23, 2024 May 15, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Manager Keith Van Beek explains the proposed strategic/business plan to City Council Members during a meeting in Chambers at Holland City Hall. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
