Category Archives: Local News
Victory Sponsors $1.4 Billion Agriculture Investment Plan
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2022) - Help for Michigan's farm community may be coming from the Legislature. Senator Roger Victory's office announced on Wednesday the introduction of Senate Bill 8...
Feb 23, 2022 State Sen. Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville) in a file photo taken at the WHTC studios. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Zeeland Mourns Passing of Long-Time Police Chief Veldheer
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2022) - On the heels of the retirement of one long-time public servant in Zeeland earlier this month comes word of the passing of another titan in that city's police ...
Feb 23, 2022 Zeeland Police Chief Larry Veldheer in a 1961 file photo (photo courtesy Zeeland Historical Society)
Work-Study Session Ahead for Holland City Council Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 23, 2022) - What looks to be a routine work-study session lies ahead this evening for the Holland City Council. During the 6 PM meeting that confers but takes no formal a...
Feb 23, 2022 Holland City Hall, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Upton Reelection Campaign Makes First TV Ad Buy in Apparent Challenge to Huizenga
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2022) - It's nearly official without the formal announcement as two incumbents will vie against each other for a seat in Congress from West Michigan in 2022. Unles...
Feb 22, 2022
Hope President to Present "Hope Forward" at National Conference Next Month
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2022) - Matthew Scogin wants to spread his vision beyond Holland. The President of Hope College will be heading to Austin, Texas to put forward his tuition alternativ...
Feb 22, 2022 Hope College President Matthew Scogin presents the "Hope Forward" initiative. (YouTube image courtesy Hope College)
Flooding Concerns Continue for Grand River
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2022) - The threat of flooding along the Grand River in Ottawa County continues. The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids overnight maintained a Flood...
Feb 22, 2022
Saugatuck Seeking Board of Review Alternate Members
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2022) - An opportunity to learn more about how a municipality runs and how it is funded is available in Saugatuck. That Lakeshore community has a couple of openings...
Feb 21, 2022 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
UPDATE: Grand Rapids Motorist Passes Away in Allendale Twp. Crash
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2022) - A 25-year-old Grand Rapids woman critically hurt in a single-vehicle crash southeast of Allendale on Saturday evening has succumbed to her injuries. Ac...
Feb 21, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Library Director Vacancy Among Items on Zeeland City Council Meeting Agenda Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2022) - For the moment, it will take two persons to fill the shoes of Heather Wood-Gramza. During tonight's Zeeland City Council meeting, City Manager Tim Klunder wil...
Feb 21, 2022 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Holland/Zeeland Promise Program Bolstered by $1M Gift
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2022) - It's a boost for the Holland/Zeeland Promise Program. The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area announced that an anonymous donor has donated a mil...
Feb 21, 2022 Community Foundation of the Holland Zeeland Area logo.
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