Category Archives: Local News
Beach-hazards statement in effect
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A beach-hazards statement is in effect through late tonight, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, for Ottawa, Muskegon, Mason and Oceana counties, according to the National Weather Service me...
Aug 08, 2021 Swim safety sign at Holland State Park as the red flags fly, warning people to stay out of Lake Michigan. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Six Native American Authors/Poets Announced for Big Read Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Hope College's Big Read Lakeshore program will be bolstered by six Native American authors participating this fall. The Holland school announced on Thursday (Aug. 5, 2021) t...
Aug 08, 2021 A 2021 NEA Big Read Lakeshore poster (image courtesy Hope College)
Allegan County Health Dept. Issues COVID 19 Tips
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - In an effort to better inform residents of the COVID 19 Delta variant, the Allegan County Health Department has issued the following tips in a statement issued last week (Au...
Aug 08, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
GVSU, Ottawa Co. Health Issues Back to School COVID 19 Health Protocols
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) - As classes for Academic 2021 approach, various health and educational entities based along the Lakeshore have issued return to school guidance. Based on revised Centers for Dise...
Aug 07, 2021 Antonio Rubio / CC
Holland's Art in the Park Returns
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Friends of Art's annual fine arts and crafts fair was held on Saturday (Aug. 7, 2021) at Centennial Park. Not held in 2020 due to COVID 19 health protocols, Art in the ...
Aug 07, 2021 Image from Art in the Park at Centennial Park in Holland on Aug. 7, 2021 (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Man hurt in Tallmadge Twp. deer-motorcycle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 35-year-old Allendale man went by ambulance to Spectrum Health Butterworth after the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving collided with a deer, according to police. The ...
Aug 07, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Toxic Algae Confirmed in Allegan County's Swan Lake
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The presence of algal toxin microcystin in an Allegan County lake has been confirmed. On Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, the county's health department reported that officials from th...
Aug 07, 2021 An aerial view of Swan Lake in Cheshire Twp., MI (image courtesy Allegan County Health Department)
Zeeland Chalk Fest Held on Friday
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The weather cooperated, so a new tradition in Zeeland returned on Friday (Aug. 6, 2021). The second Chalk Festival was held on the Woonerf, located off of Elm Street between...
Aug 06, 2021 Image from the 2021 Zeeland Chalk Fest at Woonerf in Zeeland, MI on Aug. 6, 2021. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Lee Mannes (aka) Captain Sundae Passes Away Aged 86
It is with great sadness that the family of Lee Mannes (aka "Captain Sundae", pictured right) announces his passing on Wednesday, August 4, at the age of 86. Lee will be lovingly remembered by his fri...
Aug 06, 2021
Holland Hospital cuts Kirk Cousins over COVID remarks
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include the financial aspect of the spokesman agreement. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Hospital has ended a relationship Holland native and Minnesota Vi...
Aug 06, 2021
