Category Archives: Local News
Georgetown Twp. stranger incident investigated
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a suspicious incident involving a child and a stranger. Sheriff's Sgt. Jeremy Baum sent a statement to media indicating a 1...
Aug 02, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Saugatuck Mayor Speaks About Maintenance Concerns in His Community
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Trying to keep things clean in Saugatuck may not be as big of a problem as has been described. In his briefing to City Council ahead of last Monday's (July 26, 2021) meeti...
Aug 02, 2021 Saugatuck Mayor Mark Bekken (photo courtesy City of Saugatuck)
Huizenga Skeptical as Congress Debates Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - The battle for an infrastructure package coming out of Congress and becoming a reality this summer is apparently far from over. US Senators were expected back on Capitol Hill...
Aug 02, 2021 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) (photo courtesy office of Congressman Bill Huizenga, Michigan's Second District)
Coast Guard Festival Underway in Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Coast Guard City USA is honoring the men and women who help protect the nation's shoreline. The annual Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival began its 10-day run last Friday ...
Aug 01, 2021 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival (image courtesy Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival)
Good things on The Lakeshore, July 30, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each Friday at 8:35 a.m. on 997 and 1450 WHTC-AM/FM, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with WHTC's Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a ...
Jul 31, 2021 Spirit Fire Lights Team Displaying Products at SURGE Celebration. Left, Luciano Hernandez IV and Luciano Hernandez V, winning son-father duo. Courtesy, The Lakeshore
Tulip Time Poster Winner Earns Farmers Market T-Shirt Design Honors
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It's another fresh leaf in the laurels for Aron Lowe. On Friday (July 30, 2021), officials of the Holland Farmers Market announced that the Fennville artist's creation was j...
Jul 30, 2021 2021 Holland Farmers Market T-Shirt Contest Winner, created by Aron Lowe. (image courtesy Holland Farmers Market)
Huizenga Co-Sponsors Steel Industry Preservation Act
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - Congress members are reaching across the political aisle to try and strengthen the American steel industry. On Wednesday (July 29, 2021), four House members introduced the St...
Jul 29, 2021 Ryan Adams / CC
Ottawa Co. Fair: Appreciation for military, police, firefighters
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- When the gates open for the fifth day of the 2021 Ottawa County Fair, members of the military, along with police and firefighters will be honored. Appreciation activities are s...
Jul 29, 2021 Ottawa County Fair, July 28, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Teerman's to close after 80 years in Holland
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Earlier this month the owners of Teerman's, a long-time downtown Holland shop, announced they were eliminating the housewares side of their shop. This week, they announced the ...
Jul 29, 2021 Teerman's storefront at 20 E. Eighth St. in Holland on July 29, 2021. The store is closing after 80 years in business. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Lockdown lifted at West Ottawa High
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's officials are on the scene at West Ottawa High School, after receiving reports that someone was possibly seen with a weapon on campus. Sheriff's Capt. J...
Jul 29, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
