Category Archives: Local News
Classes to Begin on Tuesday at Hope College
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2023) - Classes for the 162nd Academic Year at Hope College begin on Tuesday morning. School President Matthew Scogin tried to assure the 800-plus new students that a...
Aug 29, 2023 Aug. 27, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Hope College President Matthew Scogin addresses the 2023 Opening Concovation Ceremony at DeVos Fieldhouse. (YouTube video image courtesy Hope College)
Hope College Students Arrive in Holland Over Weekend; Classes to Begin on Tuesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2023) - The student body settled into Holland over the weekend for the start of the 162nd Academic Year at Hope College. About 820 new students and their families and...
Aug 28, 2023
Passenger Hospitalized, Driver Unhurt After I-96 Rollover Crash Near Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2023) - A 26-year-old Muskegon woman was seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash near Nunica on Sunday afternoon. No names were given by Ottawa County Sh...
Aug 27, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Report Draft on Economic Impact of Palisades Plant's Closure to be Unveiled
COVERT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 27, 2023) - As the effort to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert continues, the impact of its closure on the economy of the vicinity near South Haven ...
Aug 27, 2023 The Palisades Power Plant near Covert, MI (photo courtesy Entergy Corporation)
Armed Standoff at Allendale Home Ends with Hostage Safe and a Suspect Dead
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 26, 2023) - A 56-year-old woman is safe, while a 37-year-old man lost his life, after an overnight standoff with police at an Allendale home. Around 8:40 PM on Fri...
Aug 26, 2023 Jan. 9, 2023; Holland Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department tactical units at a barricaded man situation in a strip mall off of Lakewood Blvd. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Ottawa Co. Health Department Submits Trimmed '24 Budget; Threatens Closure if Implemented
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 25, 2023) - The conflict between the Ottawa County Department of Public Health and the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners was taken to a new level on Thursday aftern...
Aug 25, 2023 Ottawa County Department of Public Health (logo courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
New Hope College Students to Enter Campus Housing Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 25, 2023) - It may be wise to take a wide berth around the Hope College campus on Friday morning. Freshmen who are required to spend their first year living at the Hollan...
Aug 25, 2023 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
Unemployment Up Along Lakeshore in July
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 25, 2023) - Joblessness along the Lakeshore rose slightly in July. That's according to numbers disclosed on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management ...
Aug 25, 2023 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
New High School Football Season Begins Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 24, 2023) - A new high school football season along the Lakeshore kicks off on Thursday evening. Two different stories take place at Holland Christian High, as the Maroons ho...
Aug 24, 2023 Sept. 9, 2022; Zeeland, MI, USA; The western box office at Zeeland Stadium ahead of the "Bird Bowl" football game between the Zeeland East Chix and the Zeeland West Dux. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Tulip Time Announces Theme to Celebrate 95 Years
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug 23, 2023) - Tulip Time Festival, Inc. is preparing to celebrate its 95 th anniversary during the 2024 festival, from May 4 to May 12, 2024, with a special theme; "Bikes an...
Aug 23, 2023
