Category Archives: Local News
North Side Business Burgled, Suspects Apprehended
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 29, 2024) - A store catering to the needs of those who enjoy recreational use of marijuana along the Lakeshore was the apparent victim of an overnight burglary on Fr...
Mar 29, 2024
Rollover Crash in West Olive Hospitalizes Allendale Man
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - A two-vehicle crash in West Olive on Thursday night hospitalized one of the drivers involved. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Jon Smoes, depu...
Mar 28, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Unemployment Up Along Lakeshore, Across State in February
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - Unemployment rose along the Lakeshore and across the state last month. In not seasonally adjusted jobless rates disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Departme...
Mar 28, 2024 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Fennville, South Haven to Get State Road Funding Grants
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - Two local communities looking to improve their roads are in line for state funding. Governor Whitmer's office announced on Thursday that 17 villages and small...
Mar 28, 2024 Mar. 16, 2021; Laketown Twp., MI, USA; A "Road Work Begins" sign alerts motorists on southbound I-196 between Holland and Saugatuck. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Severe Weather Spotting Class to be Held Tonight in Hudsonville
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - As the severe weather season, which generally coincides with the start of spring, gets under way, the need for trained spotters is highlighted. The emerge...
Mar 28, 2024
Housing Spotlighted by City Council Study Session, Lakeshore Housing Alliance Partnership
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 28, 2024) - As Holland City Council members went over an Assessment of Fair Housing Report during their biweekly study session on Wednesday night, a group devoted to crea...
Mar 28, 2024 Lakeshore Housing Alliance (image courtesy Lakeshore Housing Alliance)
Fair Housing in Holland Spotlighted in City Council Study Session Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 27, 2024) - The issue of affordable housing has been a primary concern of local leaders for several years. The issue of fair housing hasn't received as much attention. Th...
Mar 27, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Public Meeting on BL-196 Overhaul Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2024) - The biggest road construction project in the Holland/Zeeland area this year is set to begin. Before crews head out onto Business 196 for a major rebuilding ef...
Mar 26, 2024 CodyJung / CC
Holland Pickle Plant in Line for Federal Energy Improvement $$$
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2024) - The Heinz Pickle Plant in Holland is in line for some renovations, thanks to federal money. The US Department of Energy announced on Monday that the West 16th...
Mar 26, 2024 Aug. 15, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The Heinz pickle plant looms over the Heinz Waterfront Walkway. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications.
MSRA Announces Find of Sunken Steamship
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2024) - The members of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association are still basking in the glow of their most recent discovery that was unveiled to the public this p...
Mar 25, 2024 The only known photo of the 19th Century steamship Milwaukee, from the files of Bowling Green State University. (photo courtesy Michigan Shipwreck Research Association)
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