Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sep 16, 2024 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
League of Women Voters to Stage Various Campaign Forums & Greeting Sessions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2024) - The League of Women Voters of the Holland Area is holding several candidate awareness sessions ahead of the November 5th General Election. The first of those...
Sep 16, 2024 League of Women Voters (image courtesy League of Women Voters of the Holland Area)
Judge Rules Against Plaintiff in Lawsuit Over Candidate Listing on Allegan Co. Ballot
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 15, 2024) - It looks as if ballots for the November 5th General Election in a portion of Allegan County can be printed up on Monday as scheduled. On Friday, Kent Co...
Sep 15, 2024 Brian Turner / CC
Laketown Twp. Opens Process for New Manager Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 15, 2024) - While the search for a new administrator for Ottawa County has garnered more attention, a smaller Lakeshore governmental entity has begun to look for a...
Sep 15, 2024 Ryan Cotton of MGT addresses the Laketown Township Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Ottawa Co. to Move Probate Court Back to Grand Haven Courthouse
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 14, 2024) - Nearly 16 years after Ottawa County began moving much of its governmental operations from Grand Haven to Olive Township, some of that shift is headed bac...
Sep 14, 2024 Ottawa County Courthouse in Grand Haven, MI (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
UPDATE: "Endangered" Holland Man Found
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 13, 2024) - The search is over for an 83-year-old Holland man who was believed to be endangered, but is now safe. Family members last saw Richard Frank Boss on Thursday ...
Sep 13, 2024 Richard Boss (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
5th Annual International Festival of Holland Set for Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 13, 2024) - It's among the newest of annual traditions in Holland, but the International Festival of Holland has grown deep roots already. The fifth annual celebration o...
Sep 13, 2024 Aug. 21, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Patrons dancing to the music during the 2021 International Festival of Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
