Category Archives: Local News
Tulip Time Festival Earns Honor at International Conference
VICTORIA, BC (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 9, 2023) - There's something about Holland that organizations which spotlight flowers just find fascinating. Last week, Tulip Time Festival Executive Director Gwen Auwer...
Nov 09, 2023 Nov. 2, 2023; Victoria, BC, Canada; Tulip Time Festival Gwen Auwerda (2nd from left) poses with officals of the International Garden Tourism Conference following the awarding of the Flower Festival of the Year award. (photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
CFHZ Awards Proactive Grants for Family Initiatives
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 9, 2023) - An offshoot of the COVID 19 outbreak of 2020 is a new way for the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area to help the community. Last week, the agency...
Nov 09, 2023 Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Local Fire Department to Receive Grain Rescue Tools, Training
PEOSTA, IA (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2023) - A Lakeshore fire department is getting some help in addressing an agricultural safety hazard. According to insurer Nationwide, 15 persons lost their lives last ...
Nov 08, 2023
Local Non-Profits to Share in MNA Grants
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2023) - More than 40 non-profit organizations along the Lakeshore will benefit from $35 million from the latest round of MI Nonprofit Relief Fund grants from the Michi...
Nov 08, 2023 MI Nonprofit Relief Fund (image courtesy Michigan Nonprofit Association)
Drug Take Back Effort Numbers Disclosed
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2023) - The numbers are in for the biannual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On October 28th, nearly 600 thousand pounds of old, unwanted and expired medicatio...
Nov 08, 2023 National Drug Take Back Day (image courtesy US Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Administration)
UPDATE: Victim Identified, Suspect Still Sought in Monday Evening Fatal Shooting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2023) - The identity of a 33-year-old Holland woman who lost her life in what the Department of Public Safety Police Services is calling a homicide on Monday evening h...
Nov 08, 2023 Holland Police Investigation (file photo Peg McNichol-Midwest Communications)
Bocks, Jamestown Library Among Winners in Tuesday's Balloting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 8, 2023) - A cautionary note that clerks routinely issue after posting balloting results took on more significance following Tuesday's municipal General Election along th...
Nov 08, 2023 Elections (image © Midwest Communications)
Purse Snatcher & Friends Wanted Following Friday Crimes in Ottawa Co.
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 7, 2023) - Communities on opposite ends of Ottawa County may have been victimized by a purse snatcher. According to Sheriff's Detective Sergeant Jeremy Baum, the patte...
Nov 07, 2023
Portion of Downtown Saugatuck Under Boil Water Advisory
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 7, 2023) - A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for part of a Lakeshore community's downtown area. On Tuesday, the Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority issued su...
Nov 07, 2023 Area affected by a water main failure in downtown Saugatuck on Nov. 7, 2023. (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Election Day Nov. 7, 2023 Primer for Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 7, 2023) - Voters will be asked to go to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal elections in several Lakeshore communities. Five seats on the Holland City Council ...
Nov 07, 2023 Holland residents lined up outside City Hall after 7 p.m. to vote on Nov. 3, 2020. Peg McNichol/Midwest Communication
