Category Archives: Local News
Holland's "Hip Grandma with a Camera" Authors Book on Tulip City Attractions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 27, 2023) - Veronica Bareman may not be on the payroll of the Holland Area Visitors Bureau, but the Tulip City could be hard pressed to find a bigger proponent than the "...
Dec 27, 2023 100 Things to Do in Holland, MI Before You Die (image courtesy Reedy Press)
UPDATE: Allegan Man Killed in Monday Night Crash Identified
TROWBRIDGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 26, 2023) - A 35-year-old Allegan man lost his life south of his hometown on Monday night after a single-vehicle crash. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Serg...
Dec 26, 2023 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
South Haven Joins Holland in Offering Outdoor Fireplace
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 26, 2023) - Although it wasn't a White Christmas in West Michigan for 2023, there will be another Lakeshore community that will have a wintertime gathering place for ...
Dec 26, 2023 The outdoor fireplace at South Haven's Dyckman Park. (Tom Renner photo courtesy of SHOUT)
A Christmas Robber is Sought
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 25, 2023) - Crime apparently takes no holiday, as a early Christmas morning robbery of a convenience store east of Holland can attest. According to Ottawa County She...
Dec 25, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
State Grant Headed to Expansion of Holland Facility
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 23, 2023) - The Michigan Strategic Fund has given a Holland firm a financial Christmas present. The office of the Governor of the State of Michigan announced this week th...
Dec 23, 2023 Koops, Inc. (photo courtesy Michigan Economic Development Corporation)
Newest Laketown Twp. Parks Commissioner Named Chairman
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 23, 2023) - The New Year will see a new leader for the Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commission. During this past Wednesday's monthly meeting, the panel ta...
Dec 23, 2023 Brad Laninga is the new chairperson of the Laketown Township Parks and Recreation Commission. Dec. 22, 2023. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Twp., Michigan)
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Avoiding Collision with an Apparent Oblivious Vehicle Motorist
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 22, 2023) - Although it is far from being motorcycle weather along the Lakeshore right now, a 44-year-old Hudsonville man who hoped to get one more ride in before win...
Dec 22, 2023 Andrew Malone / CC
Demolition Effort Paused for Huyser House
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 22, 2023) - "Not so fast! Not so fast!" That classic movie line uttered by The Wizard (Frank Morgan) in the 1939 film "Wizard of Oz" could also apply to the Laketow...
Dec 22, 2023 The Huyser House at Huyser Farm Park, 4188 64th St., in Laketown Township. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Holland Woman Tabbed for Statewide Advisory Panel
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 21, 2023) - A Holland woman was among a number of appointees to state panels announced by the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday. Rosalie Austin, a member of...
Dec 21, 2023 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (image courtesy State of Michigan)
New HBA Board, Executive Committee for '24 Named
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 21, 2023) - The Lakeshore Home Builders Association announced on Thursday its executive setup for 2024. Assuming the presidency is Ryan Spencer of Sharp Roofing, replacin...
Dec 21, 2023 Lakeshore Home Builders Assocation
