Category Archives: Local News
Senior Community Day to Return After Three-Year COVID Hiatus
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 1, 2023) - Another sign that the health protocols that brought the normal routines of life to a halt more than three years ago are now in the past comes on Friday. The 15...
Jun 01, 2023 Senior Community Day at Central Wesleyan Church (photo courtesy Senior Marketing Group The Lakeshore Area)
Board to Interview Finalists for Fennville School Superintendent
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 31, 2023) - Fennville's wide-ranging search for a new school superintendent could reach its climax on Wednesday. The Board of Education has interviews with three finalis...
May 31, 2023 Fennville Public Schools 2023 Superintendent Search finalists Carlos de la Barrera (L), Doug Greer and Nicole Reyherme. (photos courtesy Fennville Public Schools)
Walker Couple Hurt in Motorcycle Crash East of Hudsonville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 30, 2023) - A couple from Walker was injured when the motorcycle they were on skidded out of control between Hudsonville and Jenison on Tuesday afternoon. Accordin...
May 30, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorist Crashes Vehicle Into Marne Home, Flees Scene
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 30, 2023) - The search is on for a motorist who fled the scene after crashing a vehicle into a house in the Marne area late on Monday night. According to Ottawa County...
May 30, 2023 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Teenaged Bicyclist Hospitalized After Collision with SUV South of Lake Macatawa
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 29, 2023) - A 13-year-old Holland boy is in Helen DeVos Children's Hospital on Monday evening after he was struck by a SUV while pedaling his bike in a subdivision south...
May 29, 2023 Oct. 7, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; An AMR Ambulance awaits participation in the 2022 Holland Fire Truck Parade. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Memorial Day is for Parades & Ceremonies Along Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, May 28, 2023) - An annual tradition continues in Holland on Monday. The Memorial Day Parade steps off from Central Avenue and 8th Street shortly after 9 AM, with veterans, bands, ...
May 28, 2023
Laketown Twp. Parks Install Signs, New Board Chief in May
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 27, 2023) - A Lakeshore community's parks system has been busy during the month of May. Laketown Township officials announced on Friday that rip current warning sign...
May 27, 2023 The rip current warning signs and life ring were installed at Laketown Township Beach, 6710 142nd Ave., on Friday, May 26, 2023. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, MI)
Three Prep Seniors from Lakeshore, Two GVSU Students Earn MEA Scholarships
EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 26, 2023) - The Lakeshore was well represented when the Michigan Education Association announced its 2023 MEA Scholarship winners on Friday. The state's largest teach...
May 26, 2023 Michigan Education Association (image courtesy Michigan Education Association)
Holland's County Commissioner Undaunted by Challenges from Fellow Board Members
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 26, 2023) - It has been five months since the makeup of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners had changed. Voters replaced eight of the 11 members of the governing p...
May 26, 2023 Ottawa County Commissioner Doug Zylstra (D-Holland) (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Unemployment Dips Along Lakeshore, Across State in April; Economist Expresses Caution About Future
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 26, 2023) - The employment outlook along the Lakeshore and across Michigan is looking good right now, but could there be storm clouds over the horizon? On Thursday, the ...
May 26, 2023 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
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