Category Archives: Local News
Holland's 2021 Saturday farmers market starts today
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland's summer farmers market Saturdays start today. The market is at the Civic Center Place, on Eighth Street, between Pine and Maple avenues. This year the market has at le...
May 15, 2021 Holland Farmers Market Logo
Youth killed by pellet gun in accidental shooting
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A four-year-old child suffered a fatal wound by what authorities initially believe was an accidental shot from a pellet gun at a central Ottawa County residence on Frid...
May 15, 2021 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UM Innocence Clinic takes on Boes murder case
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School has taken up the case of former Zeeland resident Karen Sue Boes. She was convicted of killing her 14-year...
May 14, 2021
Good things on the Lakeshore for May 14, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore talks each week with WHTC news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference in West Michigan. Here ...
May 14, 2021 ODC received funding for the launch of Project 180, a new nature-based summer education program. Courtesy, The Lakeshore
High fire danger in the state
LANSING, MI - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is calling on people to be careful this weekend with campfires, debris burning, and other activities. There is a high fire danger in the stat...
May 14, 2021
Local Attraction Holds "Barnyard Bash" This Weekend
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - An attraction along the Lakeshore is celebrating a new home. The Critter Barn is hosting a "Barnyard Bash" this Saturday (May 15, 2021) at its new location off of 80th ...
May 14, 2021 Critter Barn (image courtesy Critter Barn)
Park Township board meets today
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A vision for the future of the former Park Township airport site is on tonight's board of trustees' agenda. The meeting, held in person with a Zoom option, is set to start at 6...
May 13, 2021 Park Township hall. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Injury crash damages Blendon Twp. building
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies are looking for tips from the public after a two-vehicle injury crash involving a building at 48th Avenue and Port Sheldon Street on Thursday, ...
May 13, 2021 Crash under investigation (Midwest Communications, Inc. image)
Holland Area Arts Council Opens Pair of Exhibits
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two new exhibits begin this week at the Holland Area Arts Council. "Real People," featuring the work of Catherine McClung, runs on Thursday, May 13, 2021, through July 6 in ...
May 12, 2021 Holland Area Arts Council (image courtesy Holland Area Arts Council)
Police Chase on North Sides Ends in Crash, Arrest
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 27-year-old Grand Rapids man is in the Ottawa County Jail, awaiting arraignment on charges stemming from a stolen vehicle chase on Holland's North Side that ended in a c...
May 12, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
