Category Archives: Local News
Red flag order extended, spotters may be needed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The beach hazards statement has been extended until 4 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service meteorologists in Grand Rapids. That means swimming will be dangerou...
Sep 12, 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
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Collision with SUV Near Coopersville
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 42-year-old Whitehall man was injured in a SUV-motorcycle collision in the Coopersville area on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 11, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sherif...
Sep 11, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two hurt in Grand Haven Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --Two people were hurt in a traffic crash Thursday morning, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities. It happened police said, when a 74-year-old Illinois man failed to st...
Sep 10, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fall Film Series Announced for Knickerbocker Theatre
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland will spotlight its Fall Film Series later this month. A series of four current independent and international films begins on Se...
Sep 9, 2021 Hope College's Knickerbocker Theatre (file photo courtesy Hope College)
Allendale woman hurt in two-car crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A two-vehicle crash this morning sent one person to the hospital, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities. A 23-year-old Allendale woman had been driving her 2007 Satu...
Sep 9, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
A beloved Tiger's tennis legacy
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Everyone called him Tiger, and when it came to tennis, he burned brightly. Dwayne "Tiger" Teusink died Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. He would have turned 85 tomorrow, Sept. 9, 2021. A...
Sep 9, 2021
Motorcyclist Killed After Collision with Road Commission Truck
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 38-year-old Marne man lost his life after crashing his motorcycle into a Ottawa County Road Commission truck on Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2021) morning. The Kent County M...
Sep 9, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
No COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Holland Hospital
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Unlike many hospitals that are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees, Holland Hospital is not. Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Schmitt released the hospital's official statem...
Sep 8, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Hudsonville woman killed in Alpena-area crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Stephanie Marie Cozzolino, 36, of Hudsonville, was killed on an off-road vehicle crash on Sunday, in the Alpena area. She is survived by her husband, Anthony Cozzolino, and the...
Sep 8, 2021
Good things on The Lakeshore, Sept. 7, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, WHTC Reporter Peg McNichol talks with about people and organizations making a difference. Listen to the full podc...
Sep 8, 2021 Holland residents Lori Appeldoorn, left, and neighbor Bentley Weeks water a vertical flower bed in their alley. Courtesy, The Lakeshore
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