Category Archives: Local News
Small Aug. 3 primary in Ottawa County
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County's Aug. 3, 2021, primary election will be limited to races in Grand Haven. The city has two four-year seats for a city council member-at-large and two 6-year a...
Jul 25, 2021 Elections (image © Midwest Communications)
Holland Public Schools Seeking to Bolster Bus Driving Staff
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - As a new school year approaches, a common "help wanted" sign among public and private districts across Michigan has been for school bus drivers. Although she has only been o...
Jul 25, 2021 Holland Public Schools (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
NYT Best-Selling Author to Appear in HDL Virtual Session
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - An author with a deft touch to handle tough subjects with sensitivity and even humor is headed to Holland - virtually. On Monday (July 26, 2021), Herrick District Library ho...
Jul 24, 2021 Laurie Halse Anderson (photo courtesy Herrick District Library)
Zeeland Man Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - An 80-year-old Zeeland man was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash west of Allendale on Friday night (July 23, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Ser...
Jul 24, 2021 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Busy Weekend in Holland with Swimming Meet, Softball Tournament Slated
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The "no vacancy" signs are out for most of the Holland area hotels and motels this weekend (July 23-25, 2021). This is because two major sporting events are slated for the T...
Jul 23, 2021 An artist's rendering of the Holland Community Aquatic Center upon completion of a $26.3 million millage expansion and renovation project. (Image contributed Boileau Communications)
Herrick District Library to Host Virtual Census/Research Seminar
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It's being called a "Hop Through History at HDL." On Saturday (June 24, 2021), from 10 AM to 12 Noon, the Herrick District Library is holding a virtual program looking back ...
Jul 23, 2021 The genealogy department at Herrick District Library (photo courtesy Herrick District Library)
Ottawa Co. Board to Begin Search for New Administrator
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The end of the search for one entity has led to the beginning of another's. Such is the case with the neighboring counties of Kent and Ottawa. On Thursday (July 22, 2021)...
Jul 23, 2021 Ottawa County, Michigan (image courtesy government of Ottawa County, Michigan)
Good things on The Lakeshore, July 23, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talk with WHTC morning news anchor Peg McNichol each week about people and organizations making a difference along West Mich...
Jul 23, 2021 Pere Marquette caboose. Courtesy, The Lakeshore
What if Detroit had Hosted the '64 Summer Olympics? Pure Michigan Chief Skeptical of Benefits
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The adage "beware of what you wish for, for you just might get it" seems to be apropos for cities who host the Olympics. The summer games formally kicked off on Friday (July...
Jul 23, 2021 Pure Michigan Vice President Dave Lorenz at the WHTC Studios in Holland, MI in this 2018 file photo. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
State Congressional Delegation Applauds House Passage of PFAs Action Act
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - The state's Congressional delegation is applauding the passage of the PFAs Action Act. By a margin of 241-182 on Wednesday (July 21, 2021), US House members endorsed the meas...
Jul 23, 2021 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) (photo courtesy office of Congressman Bill Huizenga, Michigan's Second District)
