Category Archives: Local News
Hope to Stage Annual "Pull" Tug-of-War on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 27, 2024) - Hope College is going back to its past in commemorating one of its long-standing traditions. The Pull Tug of War between the freshmen and sophomores at the H...
Sep 27, 2024 Sept. 28, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Site of the 2021 Hope College Pull Tug-of-War off of Fairbanks Ave. (photo Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications)
Motorcyclist Hurt in Crash with SUV on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2024) - A 41-year-old Muskegon man was hospitalized following a Thursday night collision between a SUV and a motorcycle on Holland's North Side. No names were d...
Sep 26, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland to Commemorate National Good Neighbor Day on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2024) - Strengthening community ties is behind a national initiative that the City of Holland is embracing this year. Saturday is National Good Neighbor Day. The bra...
Sep 26, 2024 National Good Neighbor Day (image courtesy The Hopeful Neighborhood Project)
Saugatuck Schools' Search for New Superintendent Underway
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 26, 2024) - The process for Saugatuck Public Schools to select a new operational leader has begun in earnest. On Thursday, the district announced the establishment of ...
Sep 26, 2024 Sept. 13, 2024; Saugatuck, MI, USA; The front entrance to Saugatuck High School. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications
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
