Category Archives: Local News
Laketown Township Puts Fate of 84-year-old House On Timeline
LAKETOWN TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2023) - The fate of an aging house in a Laketown Township park will be decided in six months after a controversial decision on Wednesday, March 15. The Laketown ...
Mar 17, 2023
Ottawa Co. Joins Allegan Co. in Contracting with 123NET for Broadband Expansion Effort
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2023) - Ottawa County is apparently following the lead of Allegan County in expanding broadband access. On Thursday, the Ottawa County Department of Strategic Impa...
Mar 17, 2023 Pat Guiney / CC
Joblessness Rose Along Lakeshore in January, 2023
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2023) - Unemployment rose along the Lakeshore in the opening month of 2023. That's according to numbers released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology,...
Mar 17, 2023 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
Nunica Man Appointed to State Panel
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2023) - A Nunica man has been appointed to a statewide panel. Governor Whitmer's office announced on Thursday that Kenneth Harker, a respiratory care supervisor for C...
Mar 17, 2023 Kenneth Harker (photo courtesy American Association for Respiratory Care)
Folk Art Currently Spotlighted at Holland Museum
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2023) - A chance to see some artifacts not displayed that often at the Holland Museum winds down. Stored Objects: Folk Art from the Holland Museum Collection is spotl...
Mar 16, 2023 Sept. 9, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Museum building. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Stray Dog Found with Bullet Wounds Recovering
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2023) - There may be a happy ending to the story of a dog that was found with a bullet in his muzzle. Earlier this month, an animal control deputy was dispatched t...
Mar 16, 2023 The Harbor Humane Society (photo courtesy Harbor Humane Society)
Two Hurt in North Side Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 15, 2023) - Two women from Holland were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Holland's North Side on Wednesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant ...
Mar 15, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Hoekstra to Not Seek Another Term on Holland City Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 15, 2023) - There will be at least one new face on the Holland City Council at year's end. On Wednesday, Sixth Ward Councilman Dave Hoekstra announced that he would not s...
Mar 15, 2023 Holland Sixth Ward Councilman Dave Hoekstra (contributed)
Tulip Time Announces Additions Ahead of May 6th Festival Opening
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 15, 2023) - With just over seven weeks before the 94th renewal of Holland's annual signature event, the Tulip Time Festival will be a little bigger this year. When visito...
Mar 15, 2023 May 10, 2022; Holland Twp., MI, USA; The Tulip Time Festival Quilt Show at Beechwood Church. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Third Ottawa Co. Commissioner to Sever Ties with PAC
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 14, 2023) - Another chapter in the ongoing daytime drama at the Fillmore Street Complex in West Olive may be unfolding. On Monday, first-term Ottawa County Commissioner J...
Mar 14, 2023 Ottawa Co. Commissioner Jacob Bonnema (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
