Category Archives: Local News

Klynstra Enters as Van Beek Leaves Michigan Municipal League Board
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 19, 2024) - The Lakeshore will continue to be represented on the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees. At last week's annual business meeting on Mackinac Island, ...
Gary Stevens Sep 19, 2024 Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra (file photo)

Teen from Mason Hospitalized After M-45 Crash
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2024) - A 19-year-old Mason man was hospitalized following a collision between his sedan and a pickup truck west of Standale on Wednesday afternoon. According...
Gary Stevens Sep 18, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Motorcyclist from Holland Hospitalized After Crash Near GVSU
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2024) - A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Holland was hospitalized after crashing into a passenger vehicle near the GVSU main campus in Allendale on Wednesday a...
Gary Stevens Sep 18, 2024 A LIFE Ambulance crew attends to an Ottawa Co. crash. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)

Holland City Council to Meet Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2024) - It appears that the Holland City Council will be addressing procedural matters for the most part during Wednesday night's biweekly business meeting. During t...
Gary Stevens Sep 18, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

OAISD Unveils Two New Facilities
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2024) - The Ottawa Area Intermediate School District has a couple of new facilities now open as a new school year is underway. On Tuesday, a formal ribbon-cutting...
Gary Stevens Sep 18, 2024 Ottawa Area ISD (image courtesy Ottawa Area Intermediate School District)

Two Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Pileup Near Martin
WATSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2024) - Two persons were hospitalized after a crash west of Martin on Tuesday night. No names or other identification were disclosed by Allegan County Sheriff's ...
Gary Stevens Sep 18, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

GVSU Announces Another Banner Incoming Student Class in Numbers, Diversity
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 17, 2024) - Another banner class in terms of numbers have settled in for education at Grand Valley State University. The Allendale-based institution of higher educatio...
Gary Stevens Sep 17, 2024 Grand Valley State University (image courtesy Grand Valley State University)

Retired Hope Professor to Receive State History Honor
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2024) - A look into the man credited with founding Holland, Michigan has won a State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan. Dr. Robert P. Swierenga w...
Gary Stevens Sep 16, 2024 Dr. Robert P. Swierenga (photo courtesy Hope College)

Janis "Jan The Master Gardener" Meeuwsen Passes Away
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2024) - It is with a heavy heart that we here at WHTC announce the passing of our dear friend Jan "The Master Gardener" Meeuwsen. Janis Meeuwsen, age 69 of Ho...
Bryan Spencer Sep 16, 2024

Proposal to Raise Zeeland Water Rates on Council Meeting Agenda Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2024) - Water rates in Zeeland are expected to be going up soon. During tonight's biweekly business meeting, the Zeeland City Council is expected to approve a nearly...
Gary Stevens Sep 16, 2024 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
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