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Holland City Council to Hold First Meeting of 2024 Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 3, 2023) - The Holland City Council has a relatively light agenda on Wednesday night for its first business meeting of the New Year. Among the items on the consent list t...
Jan 03, 2024 Holland City Hall, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Holland Man Accepts Plea Deal in Cannon Death
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 3, 2023) - A 37-year-old Holland man will be sentenced to no more than a year behind bars after pleading guilty on Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter charges stemmin...
Jan 03, 2024 Anthony Jon Meyer (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Ottawa Co. Board to Hold Tuesday Morning Meeting
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2024) - It may not be as provocative as a year ago, but the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners have a few "administrative" matters to tend to in the first meeting...
Jan 01, 2024 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Three Wounded, One Arrested in New Year's Eve Party Fight Near Conklin
SPARTA TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2024) - New Year's Eve celebrations at a residence just east of the Ottawa County Line on Monday morning went out of control, leading to the hospitalization of thr...
Jan 01, 2024 Kent County Sheriff's Dept. (image courtesy Kent Co. Sheriff's office)
Zeeland City Council to Meet on Tuesday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 31, 2023) - The Zeeland City Council will get right to work as 2024 begins. The governing panel of that Lakeshore community holds its first meeting of the New Year on Tue...
Dec 31, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Holland Addresses Housing Shortage with New Tools
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 31, 2023) - The issue of affordable housing is one that spans the nation. New York City plans to build more affordable housing in its wealthier neighborhoods by using pub...
Dec 31, 2023 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Zeeland Museum Ushers Out Old Year with Egg Drop
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 29, 2023) - Millions will be watching the ball drop from Times Square in New York City on Sunday night to usher in a New Year, but far fewer will be watching a different ...
Dec 29, 2023 The Dekker Huis Museum (photo courtesy Zeeland Historical Society)
Bloomingdale Couple Killed in House Fire
BLOOMINGDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2023) - A Bloomingdale couple in their mid-60's lost their lives following a pre-dawn fire at their home on Thursday. According to the Van Buren County Sher...
Dec 28, 2023 Dec. 28, 2023; Bloomingdale Twp., MI, USA; The remains of a house fire off of 24th Avenue and 44th Street in which two persons died. (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Office)
Unemployment Dips Along Lakeshore, Across State in November
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2023) - The lowest jobless rate in Michigan is in Ottawa County. That's according to monthly numbers not seasonally adjusted released on Thursday by the Michigan Depa...
Dec 28, 2023 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Missing Bangor Man Found Safe
BANGOR TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2023) - There were some anxious moments on Wednesday for the family of an 80-year-old Bangor area man who went missing. Robert Gale had not been seen since 9 AM, ...
Dec 28, 2023 Robert Gale (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Department)
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