Category Archives: Local News
Wayland Woman Arrested on Federal Identity Theft Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 3, 2023) - A 48-year-old Wayland woman faces federal identity theft charges for allegedly posing as a state licensed nurse in order to work at an area hospice facili...
Aug 03, 2023 Arrested (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Hope College Board Finalized for 2023-24
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 2, 2023) - Two new members and nine holdovers will be part of the governing panel of Hope College moving forward. On Tuesday, the Holland-based institution of higher lear...
Aug 02, 2023 May 8, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Hope College's iconic Anchor Statue off of Central Ave. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Weather Conditions Force Dreyer to Abandon Lake Michigan Swim Attempt
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 2, 2023) - Better to be safe than sorry. That old maxim was the reason that ultra-marathon swimmer Jim Dreyer on Tuesday halted his planned 82.5 mile-trek across Lake Mic...
Aug 02, 2023 Ultra-Marathon Swimmer Jim Dreyer talks with support staff after an attempted swim across Lake Michigan was halted by weather on Aug. 1, 2023. (photo courtesy Jim the Shark Dreyer)
Implosion Planned for DeYoung Plant
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 2, 2023) - Although no exact date was disclosed, the source of electrical power for Holland and its environs for decades will soon be no more. The Holland Board of Public...
Aug 02, 2023 June 21, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Ongoing work on the deconstruction of the James DeYoung Power Plant. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Missing Grand Junction Woman Found Safe Near Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 2, 2023) - There were some anxious moments on Tuesday for a Grand Junction family when an 85-year-old woman went missing, but in the end, there was apparently a happy end...
Aug 02, 2023 Ella Mae Wellington (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
National Night Out is Tonight in Holland, Zeeland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2023) - A night for bonding between the community and local police is on this Tuesday evening. From 5:30 to 8 PM in Holland, officers will be joined by local food truc...
Aug 01, 2023 Image from Holland National Night Out at Kollen Park on Aug. 3, 2021 (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Dreyer Attempts Lake Michigan Swim - Again
MILWAUKEE (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 1, 2023) - The Shark is back in the waters of Lake Michigan again. On Tuesday, off of Bradford Beach in Milwaukee, Jim Dreyer will attempt to not just duplicate his cross-l...
Aug 01, 2023 Jim Dreyer (photo courtesy Jim the Shark Dreyer)
Two Teens Arrested After Brief Police Chase Into Zeeland
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 31, 2023) - Two teenagers are in custody following a Sunday night police chase from Holland's North Side that ended with a crash in Zeeland. According to Ottawa County Sh...
Jul 31, 2023 Michael / CC
Saugatuck's Survey Period Winding Down
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 31, 2023) - Three surveys involving the City of Saugatuck are winding down. Two of them end on Monday. The Waterfront Development Survey looks at priorities, concerns a...
Jul 31, 2023 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
WHTC Celebrates 75th Anniversary Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 31, 2023) - It's a diamond anniversary for WHTC on Monday. At 6 PM, the 1000-watt AM station will have completed 75 years of continuous broadcast service to the Holland/Z...
Jul 31, 2023 WHTC station file photo
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