Category Archives: Local News
Local Beekeepers Applauding Breakthrough in Addressing Disease Affecting Honeybees
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 31, 2023) - Researchers at the University of Georgia are trying to make life a bit sweeter for honeybees. A team has joined forces with a locally-based biotech company in...
Jan 31, 2023 Local beekeeper Don Lam (photo courtesy Don Lam Bees)
Gateway Mission Expresses Community Appreciation in Aftermath of Kitchen Fire
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 31, 2023) - A Biblical example comes to mind following a "small" fire at the Gateway Mission men's center earlier this month. In Genesis 50:20, the patriarch Joseph said ...
Jan 31, 2023 Jan. 24, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Shelves of food items at the Gateway Mission men's center. (photo courtesy Gateway Mission)
Lundstrom Honored by Holland DPS as Paid on Call Firefighter of Year
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 31, 2023) - A member of Holland's first responders when fire and other similar incidents occur has been honored. On Monday, the Department of Public Safety's Fire Service...
Jan 31, 2023 Holland DPS Firefighter/EMT Jon Lundstrom (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
"Slushy" Road Conditions a Factor in Jenison Area Collision
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2023) - Three persons were hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision west of Jenison on Friday night. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Jon Smoes...
Jan 27, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Canine Unit, Drone Bring Parole Absconder to Justice in Van Buren Co.
BANGOR TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2023) - Thanks to a Van Buren County Sheriff's Department canine unit and a drone, a 36-year-old Covert man wanted for being a parole absconder was apprehended la...
Jan 27, 2023 Brian Smith (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Unemployment Up Along Lakeshore for the Month, but Down for the Year
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 27, 2023) - Unemployment ticked up along the Lakeshore last month, but the level isn't as high as a year ago at this time. In not-seasonally adjusted numbers released on ...
Jan 27, 2023 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Local Figures Named to State Panels
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 26, 2023) - Some persons from the Lakeshore have been tabbed to serve on statewide boards and commissions. In an announcement from Governor Whitmer's office on Thursday, ...
Jan 26, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
Boy Hospitalized After Car-Bus Crash Near Grand Haven
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 26, 2023) - A 41-year-old Grand Haven man and his 12-year-old passenger were injured in a predawn crash between Allendale and Grand Haven on Thursday morning. Accor...
Jan 26, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Governor Delivers State of State Remarks; Nesbitt Responds for GOP
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 26, 2023) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her fifth State of the State address last night, her third before a joint session of the Legislature at the House Chambers...
Jan 26, 2023 Jan. 24, 2023; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) pauses for applause during her 2023 State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature in the House Chambers. (photo courtesy Office of the Governor, State of Michigan)
Allegan Co. Board to Do Strategic Planning, Support Palisades Reboot Today
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 26, 2023) - While the Ottawa County Board continues to deal with public reaction to its organizational meeting of January 3rd, the board in neighboring Allegan County is ...
Jan 26, 2023 The board room at the Allegan County Services Building. (photo courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
