Category Archives: Local News
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)
Pay Hikes in Line for Tyson Workers in Borculo
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Tyson "team members" in the Zeeland area are in line for a pay raise. On Thursday (July 21, 2021), officials of the food company based in Arkansas announced that hourly prod...
Jul 23, 2021 Tyson Foods (image courtesy Tyson Foods)
Unanimous vote for Holland's UDO
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- After years of work, a lot of public comment and listening sessions, members of Holland's city council unanimously approved the unified development ordinance, or UDO. Mayor Nat...
Jul 22, 2021 Holland zoning map displayed during a City of Holland planning session. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
T-Mobile in Plainwell robbed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County Sheriff's authorities are investigating the armed robbery of the T-Mobile store in Plainwell that happened just before 10:45 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2021. Allega...
Jul 22, 2021 Allegan County Sheriff. File photo
Hope College, Western Theological Seminary Look to Expand Joint Prison Education Program
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Holland's two neighboring institutions of higher education are teaming together to help those behind bars get a college education. Two years ago, Hope College and Western Th...
Jul 22, 2021 Inmates at the Muskegon Correctional Facility in a class taught by Hope College/Western Michigan Seminary professors and student assistants. (photo courtesy Hope College)
Huizenga Skeptical of President's Bipartisan Sentiments
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) -The President is talking bipartisanship. During a town hall held by Cable News Network on Wednesday (July 22, 2021), Mr. Biden, in reaction to the rejection in the Senate of a...
Jul 22, 2021 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) (WHTC file photo)
