Category Archives: Local News
School threats continue: ZPS, GHS among the closed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Grand Haven Public and Zeeland Public schools are among districts canceling classes while police investigate threats. In a message to the community, Zeeland Superintendent Bran...
Dec 07, 2021 Zeeland Public Schools (image courtesy Zeeland Public Schools)
Zeeland native Jim Kaat earns MLB HoF honors
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - Zeeland native and former major-league baseball pitcher Jim Kaat has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. He turned 83 years old on Nov. 7. Kaat started ...
Dec 06, 2021
Retirement party -- and a surprise for Lupita Reyes
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Family and friends surrounded Alegria Latina founder and cohost Lupita Reyes Saturday night at Holland's VFW Post 2144. They came to celebrate her impending retirement from the...
Dec 06, 2021 Alegria Latina founder and cohost Lupita Reyes, right, is surprised by a presentation of a letter of commendation from the Michigan Hispanic/Latino Commission at a party honoring her 57-year broadcasting career. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Two Crashes Involving Three Vehicles Snarl Roadway West of Hudsonville
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two separate collisions involving three vehicles snarled a busy intersection west of Hudsonville for over an hour on Saturday night (Dec. 4, 2021). According to Ottawa ...
Dec 05, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Trucker Blacks Out; Rig Flips in Ditch
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 58-year-old Hudsonville man was injured after apparently "blacking out" behind the wheel of his big rig on Holland's North Side late on Friday morning (Dec. 3, 2021)....
Dec 04, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland school officials look for tips on spending COVID-relief funds
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Public School officials have a town-hall style meeting set for Monday, with the focus on how federal emergency funding from the American Rescue Plan should be spent. Th...
Dec 03, 2021 Holland Public Schools (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Holland City Hall lunch-hour closure
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Anyone with business today at Holland City Hall will need to work around a midday closure. The building will be locked from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, for the c...
Dec 02, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
Drop-box security planned in Holland Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Township's board of trustees is set to meet at 7 p.m. today at the township's offices. Key agenda items include: A legislative update from 90th District State Rep. Brad...
Dec 02, 2021 Holland Charter Twp. logo
Good things on The Lakeshore
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with morning news host Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a positive difference along the L...
Dec 01, 2021 Dan Zuberbier with Herrick District Library shows off a few of the items available for check out through HDL's Library of Things. (Contributed/HDL)
Oxford, in context
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to acknowledge the death of a fourth Oxford High student, the suspect's name and charges. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- For the rest of this week, Oxford Community...
Dec 01, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
