Category Archives: Local News
Michigan Sheriff's Association Seeking Community Members - Legitimately
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The threat of scammers is having an effect on legitimate law enforcement entities soliciting the public's support. On Thursday,June 3, 2021, Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel ...
Jun 06, 2021 Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Department)
Three Hospitalized in Jenison Crash
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Three persons were injured from a two-vehicle crash just west of the Ottawa/Kent county line in Jenison on Saturday evening (June 5, 2021). According to Ottawa Count...
Jun 05, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Good things on The Lakeshore for the week of June 5
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks about people and organizations making a difference in West Michigan. Here are highlights of her conversatio...
Jun 05, 2021 Summer 2020 on Windmill Island Garden's trail. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Monday: Register for June 16 virtual job fair
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Registration for the June 16, 2021, West Michigan Virtual Job Fair The job fair runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 16, 2021. People will get a 15-minute call with potential employers. ...
Jun 04, 2021
Holland Tabs Chicagoland School Leader as New Superintendent
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - On Thursday night, June 3, 2021, the Holland Board of Education approved a motion to "enter into contract negotiations" with Shanie Keelan to be the next superintendent of H...
Jun 04, 2021 Shanie Keelean (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
"Remember When" Car Show & Cruise Returns Friday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The lifting of COVID 19-related safety measures for outdoor events in Michigan came just in time for the return of a downtown Holland annual favorite. The Holland Vintage Ca...
Jun 03, 2021 Vehicles parked in a municipal parking lot during the "Remember When" Car Show & Cruise, sponsored by the Holland Vintage Car Club. (photo courtesy Holland Area Visitors Bureau)
Cyberattack Threat is Real, Says Zeeland Congressman Huizenga
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The threat of cyberattacks is spreading. As JBS USA resumed operations at its American plants on Thursday (June 3, 2021) following a ransomware attack last weekend, word com...
Jun 03, 2021 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) (WHTC file photo)
SUV Driver Hospitalized in Crash with Dump Truck Near Jenison
JENISON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 42-year-old Zeeland woman suffered critical injuries in a two-vehicle crash between Hudsonville and Jenison on Thursday, June 3, 2021, morning. According to Ottawa County ...
Jun 03, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Governor Establishes High Speed Internet Office After Two Vetoes of Similar Legislation
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The Michigan High Speed Internet Office is being created, but not everybody in the state capitol is crowing about it. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday (June ...
Jun 03, 2021 State Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) (photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans)
Peters, US Senate Looking at Microchip Shortage in Legislation
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - The global microchip shortage looks like it could keep affecting production well into 2022, and Capitol Hill wants to do something about it. A top executive with laptop maker...
Jun 03, 2021 US Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Hills) (photo courtesy office of US Senator Gary Peters)
