Category Archives: Local News
A beloved Tiger's tennis legacy
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Everyone called him Tiger, and when it came to tennis, he burned brightly. Dwayne "Tiger" Teusink died Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. He would have turned 85 tomorrow, Sept. 9, 2021. A...
Sep 09, 2021
Motorcyclist Killed After Collision with Road Commission Truck
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 38-year-old Marne man lost his life after crashing his motorcycle into a Ottawa County Road Commission truck on Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2021) morning. The Kent County M...
Sep 09, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
No COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Holland Hospital
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Unlike many hospitals that are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees, Holland Hospital is not. Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Schmitt released the hospital's official statem...
Sep 08, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Hudsonville woman killed in Alpena-area crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Stephanie Marie Cozzolino, 36, of Hudsonville, was killed on an off-road vehicle crash on Sunday, in the Alpena area. She is survived by her husband, Anthony Cozzolino, and the...
Sep 08, 2021
Good things on The Lakeshore, Sept. 7, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, WHTC Reporter Peg McNichol talks with about people and organizations making a difference. Listen to the full podc...
Sep 08, 2021 Holland residents Lori Appeldoorn, left, and neighbor Bentley Weeks water a vertical flower bed in their alley. Courtesy, The Lakeshore
One critically hurt after car-pedestrian crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 65-year-old Holland-area man was critically injured after being hit by a car at 120th Avenue and Riley Street in Holland Township. Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Dill ind...
Sep 08, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Hudsonville Woman Succumbs to Injuries in Jenison Area Collision
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 31-year-old Hudsonville woman has succumbed to injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash last Thursday evening (Sept. 2, 2021) south of Jenison. On Tuesday afternoo...
Sep 07, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland City Council Meets Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Pushed back a day due to the Labor Day holiday, the Zeeland City Council holds its biweekly business meeting on Tuesday night (Sept. 7, 2021). While the matters before the p...
Sep 07, 2021
Chicagoland Area Man Succumbs in Lake Michigan Waters near Saugatuck
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - For the second time in as many days, a visitor to the Lakeshore has lost his life in the waters of Lake Michigan. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Morgan...
Sep 07, 2021 Drowning reported (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Holland restaurant set to reopen after COVID fight
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Holland restaurant Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria may reopen later this month. The announcement, posted Sept. 2, 2021, on the restaurant's Facebook page, says "We will be re...
Sep 07, 2021 Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
