Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Board to Now Consider Health Officer's Fate on Nov. 6
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 30, 2023) - ... And on the third day, the board hit the pause button - again, so what's another week in something that some Ottawa County Commissioners had wanted for ...
Oct 30, 2023 Oct. 30, 2023; Olive Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Board Chairman Joe Moss (R-Hudsonville) explains why he wanted a recess of a special meeting about county Administrative Health Office Adeline Hambley. (YouTube Live video image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Local Charity Sees Impact of Food Insecurity
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 30, 2023) - Millions of Americans are struggling with hunger. A new report from the US Department of Agriculture shows that more than 44 million Americans were living in ...
Oct 30, 2023 Community Action House's Food Club/Opportunity Hub (photo courtesy Community Action House)
National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2023) - The second of two National Prescription Drug Take Back Days for 2023 is coming up this Saturday. From 10 AM to 2 PM local time, a variety of over four thousan...
Oct 27, 2023 National Drug Take Back Day (image courtesy US Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Administration)
Local Domestic Abuse Victim Shelter Receives Grant
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2023) - The Lakeshore's first responders when a domestic situation goes out of control is getting a financial boost from the legacy of the Mary Kay cosmetics' fo...
Oct 27, 2023 Members of Resilience: Adovcates for Ending Violence pose for a thank-you message following the awarding of a 2023 Mary Kay Ash Foundation grant. (photo courtesy Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence)
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Announces Candidacy for Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney Position
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2023) - Sarah Matwiejczyk may be following in very familiar footsteps next fall. The Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Ottawa County, based at the 58th Dist...
Oct 27, 2023 Sarah Matwiejczyk of the Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney office (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Quick Work Contained Fuel Leak at South Side Truck Stop
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2023) - A potentially dangerous situation on Holland's South Side that developed on Thursday morning had been safely controlled by Thursday evening. According to Depa...
Oct 26, 2023 Oct. 26, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations crews address a fuel leak at the Tulip City Truck Stop. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Kempker, Kreuger Named to State Panels
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2023) - Two men from the Lakeshore have been tabbed to serve on state panels by Governor Whitmer. In an announcement on Thursday, the Chief Executive reappointed Otta...
Oct 26, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
State Says Unemployment was Down in September Along Lakeshore
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2023) - Slightly down yet slightly up. That's the look of not seasonally-adjusted unemployment rates for the Lakeshore in September, following the Thursday release of...
Oct 26, 2023 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
CFHZ Announces $1M+ Legacy Gift During National Estate Planning Awareness Month
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2023) - The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area has received a financial shot in the arm for its efforts to help address needs along the Lakeshore. On We...
Oct 26, 2023 Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Community Action House Holds Celebration on Two-Year Anniversary of Food Club/Opportunity Hub
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 26, 2023) - Holland's Community Action House Food Club and Opportunity Hub off of Paw Paw Drive and East 8th Street opened on October 25, 2021, with a special two-year co...
Oct 26, 2023 Community Action House's Food Club/Opportunity Hub (photo courtesy Community Action House)
