Category Archives: Local News
Bark in the Park to Return to Windmill Island on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 23, 2024) - Windmill Island is going to the dogs - literally. The second annual Bark in the Park returns to Windmill Island Gardens this Saturday, from 9:30 AM to 1 PM. A...
Aug 23, 2024 Park in the Park at Windmill Island Gardens (photo courtesy Parks and Recreation Department, City of Holland, Michigan)
Joblessness Up Along Lakeshore, Across State in July
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 22, 2024) - Unemployment rose along the Lakeshore and across the state in July. In numbers disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and ...
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Hope College Stirs as New Students Arrive, New School Year Approaches
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 22, 2024) - Things are a little different to the start of the academic year at Hope College in 2024. Instead of the Friday franticness in and around the campus, members o...
Aug 22, 2024 Aug. 31, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; A banner is hung outside of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion house on the Hope College campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
GVSU Move-In Day Ahead of Monday's Start of Classes
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 22, 2024) - Wednesday was move-in day in Allendale. About 45 hundred freshmen descended on Grand Valley State's main campus, as well as at its Grand Rapids complex...
Aug 22, 2024 Aug. 21, 2024; Allendale, MI, USA; Grand Valley State President Dr. Philomena Mantella prepares for a press briefing outside of Kleiner Commons on the GVSU main campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Holland City Council Approves Rezoning for Proposed Fueling Station near M-40/US-31 Junction
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 22, 2024) - Persistence apparently has paid off as another convenience store/fueling station will emerge soon on Holland's South Side. During Wednesday night's biweekly b...
Aug 22, 2024 File photo: The area in question about a proposed 2024 rezoning request before the Holland City Council. (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Holland, West Ottawa & Vanderbilt Academy Begin Classes for New School Year Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 22, 2024) - The series of starts for classes in Academic 2025 along the Lakeshore continues on Thursday. On the heels of Holland Christian on Tuesday, and Fennville, Hami...
Aug 22, 2024 Holland School Superintendent Nick Cassidy (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
UPDATE: Allegan Co. Board Tabs Jessup for District 3 Vacancy; Takes Up Budget & Lawsuit on Thursday
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 21, 2024) - Tom Jessup is back on the Allegan County Board of Commissioners, at least for four months. In a special meeting on Wednesday that took about five hours t...
Aug 21, 2024 Tom Jessup states his case before the Allegan County Board during a special meeting on Aug. 21, 2024. (YouTube Image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
West Michigan Reps Unveil Dunes Legislation
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 21, 2024) - Michiganders love their coastal dunes. These spaces support rare wildlife, power our recreational economy and bring us joy. All the more shocking then is th...
Aug 21, 2024
Groundbreaking Ceremony Kicks Off Construction of Lakewood Place Apartment Village
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 21, 2024) - Lakewood Place Apartment Village, a 190- unit development in Holland, Michigan, has officially broken ground, marking a significant milestone in addressi...
Aug 21, 2024
Youth Struck by Pickup in Coopersville Motel Parking Lot
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 21, 2024) - A six-year-old boy was struck by a pickup truck in the parking lot of a Coopersville motel on Tuesday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Serge...
Aug 21, 2024 May 30, 2024; Olive Twp., MI, USA; An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department's Supervisor vehicle at the Ottawa County Family Justice Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
