Category Archives: Local News
Governor Announces State Parks Improvement Initiative
ST. IGNACE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Some needed money to help rejuvenate and renovate Michigan's state park system is on the way. Governor Whitmer used the backdrop of Straits State Park to announce a $250 ...
Jun 11, 2021 File photo of the Big Red Lighthouse, as seen from Holland State Park (photo courtesy Michigan Economic Development Corporation Pure Michigan)
Good things on The Lakeshore for June 11, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore talks each week to WHTC morning news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference along West Michig...
Jun 11, 2021 Henry and Lindsay Cherry, cofounders of I Am Academy. Courtesy, The Lakeshore/WM
Medical stroller recovered in Ottawa County
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies say they've recovered a medical stroller stolen from a victim's vehicle in Holland Township on Saturday. It belongs to a child with special nee...
Jun 11, 2021 Covaid Cruiser. Courtesy, Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
No abduction at Holland State Park
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The report of an abduction from Holland State Park is false, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Bennett. "Follow-up interviews with the victim revealed that she wa...
Jun 10, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC
Georgetown Twp. graffiti suspect found
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 14-year-old boy will face charges after a graffiti incident in Georgetown Township reported on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies indicated they were a...
Jun 10, 2021 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
PACE program will be helping Ottawa County businesses go green
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Whether it's food, time, or energy, waste is generally a bad thing. For businesses, it can be costly; according to some estimates, on average about 30% of the energy used in co...
Jun 10, 2021
Students with special needs experience nature through a partnership
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A partnership between Outdoor Discovery Center (ODC) and Ottawa Area Center (OAC), a service of Ottawa Area Intermediate School District that serves the unique educational need...
Jun 10, 2021
Police investigating Georgetown Twp. graffiti incident
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a graffiti incident in Georgetown Township. Police indicated it happened overnight, between Tuesday, June 8, and Wednesday,...
Jun 10, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Break-in at Holland Township Tele-rad shop
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a breaking and entering late last night at Tele-rad, 511 East Eighth Avenue in Holland Township. A building alarm summoned ...
Jun 10, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Allegan County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County health officials will host three COVID-19 vaccine clinics for people 12 and older. Those 12 to 17 years need a parent or guardian to be present and give legal co...
Jun 09, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department
