Category Archives: Local News
Ottawa County Road Commission Receives Awards
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 13, 2022) - The Ottawa County Road Commission has been honored with two statewide IMPRESS Awards by the County Road Association of Michigan. IMPRESS Awards recognize coun...
Apr 13, 2022
Three Hospitalized in Violent Jamestown Twp. Crash
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 13, 2022) - Three persons were hospitalized in a two-vehicle crash in southeast Ottawa County on Tuesday evening. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Chris Koster, dep...
Apr 13, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Kuiper, Derks Appointed to Ottawa County Positions
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2022) - Ottawa County government announced two appointments on Tuesday. Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck has tabbed Renee Kuiper as his Chief Deputy County C...
Apr 12, 2022 Renee Kuiper (L) and Nichole Jongsma Derks (photos courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Good things on The Lakeshore with Shandra Martinez
Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with morning news host Jared Fritsma about people and organizations making a positive difference along the Lakeshore. Listen to the...
Apr 12, 2022 Students participating in the GRCC Lakeshore Campus' event, photo courtesy of The Lakeshore
Crime Stoppers Cold Case Video Released
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2022) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office has released a Crime Stoppers video concerning a Cold Case from the '90s. Sheriff Steve Kempker released this statement: "T...
Apr 12, 2022
HH Expands Commitment To Community Health Center
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2022) - Health care for the under-served along the lakeshore has received a boost with the recent announcement that Holland Hospital is expanding its commitment to th...
Apr 12, 2022
Holland Planners to Look Over LG Energy's Plant Expansion Plans Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2022) - Now that tax abatements are in place, it's time to look at plans for expanding one of Holland's two lithium-ion battery plants. Officials of LG Energy Solutio...
Apr 12, 2022 LG Energy Solution (image courtesy LG Energy Solution)
Meeting on Future of Palisades Power Plant Site Set for Wednesday
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2022) - A panel created to look at the future after the closure of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert meets tomorrow evening. The 33-member Palisades Com...
Apr 12, 2022 The Palisades Power Plant near Covert, MI (photo courtesy Entergy Corporation)
Policing, Social District are Topics for Saugatuck City Council Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM. Apr. 11, 2022) - Some items of note are spotlighted in this evening's Saugatuck's City Council meeting. One is a proposed renewal of the city's agreement with the Allegan Co...
Apr 11, 2022 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
Two Teen Drivers Hurt in an Apparent Drowsy Driving Crash
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 11, 2022) - A pair of teenaged drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash south of the GVSU campus near Allendale on Sunday evening. According to Ottawa County S...
Apr 11, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
