Category Archives: Local News

Zeeland City Council's Meeting Agenda Loaded for Monday Night
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 21, 2023) - Two proposed downtown redevelopments, water fees and art highlight Monday night's scheduled Zeeland City Council meeting. The developments seeking approval is...
Gary Stevens Aug 21, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)

New School Year Along Lakeshore Begins Monday in Fennville
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 21, 2023) - A new school year begins on Monday, and the first district along the Lakeshore to start classes for it's K-12 students is one that has had an eventful summe...
Gary Stevens Aug 21, 2023 Fennville Public Schools (image courtesy Fennville Public Schools)

Hudsonville Fair to Begin on Monday
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 20, 2023) - The third of four fairs slated for the Lakeshore begins on Monday. Calling itself "The Biggest Little Fair in Michigan," the Hudsonville Fair goes back to...
Gary Stevens Aug 20, 2023 Aug. 18, 2014; A teen puts her pig through its paces during competition at the Hudsonville Community Fair. Mandatory Credit-Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications

Road Construction Season Continues Unabated
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 20, 2023) - The summer vacation season may be winding down, but there appears to be no letup on the road construction season along the Lakeshore. Two new projects begin o...
Gary Stevens Aug 20, 2023 Road construction update (image © Midwest Communications0

Holland DPS Holding Its Annual Charity Softball Game
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2023) - The Holland Department of Public Safety would like to invite the public to this year's "Battle of the Badges" Charity Softball Game. This event is free and wi...
Dan Evans Aug 18, 2023

Holland Tourism Officials Plotting Fall, Winter Marketing Campaigns
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2023) - Even though Labor Day is seen as the traditional end of the summer vacation season, in reality, it ends this weekend. That's because classes begin on Monday i...
Gary Stevens Aug 18, 2023 Oct. 21, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A fall color scene aurropunding the Window on the Waterfront sign at the junction of East 4th Street and Columbia Avenue. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

Name Change Formalized for Corewell Health-Zeeland Hospital
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2023) - The assimilation of the Corewell Health name in West Michigan continues. More than two years after Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health announced plans to merg...
Gary Stevens Aug 18, 2023 A file photo of what is now Corewell Health-Zeeland Hospital (image courtesy Corewell Health-Zeeland Hospital)

One Man Killed in US-31 Drawbridge Pileup
FERRYSBURG, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2023) - Morning commute traffic between Grand Haven and Spring Lake was snarled on Thursday following a multi-vehicle pileup that claimed the life of a 62-year-old...
Gary Stevens Aug 18, 2023 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)

Five Emerge as Finalists for Laketown Twp. Board Vacancy
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 18, 2023) - There will be five persons vying for an open seat on the Laketown Township Board of Trustees. Ray Buursma, Jay Cravens, Patrick Dietrich, Stacey Lefevre...
Gary Stevens Aug 18, 2023 Laketown Township Hall, 4338 Beeline Road. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)

Applications Available For Huyser Farm Archery Hunt
Applications are now available for the 2023 Laketown Township Archery Deer Hunting Program at Huyser Farm Park, 4188 64 th St. Applications are available at Graafschap Hardware, 4578 60 th St., and mu...
Dan Evans Aug 17, 2023 Huyser Farm Park, 4188 64th St.
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