Category Archives: Local News
"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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 2021 US Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Hills) (photo courtesy office of US Senator Gary Peters)
Swimming the Spotlight of a Local Documentary
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Competitive swimming has been a hallmark of high school athletics along the Lakeshore. That legacy is featured in a new documentary, "Water is My Sky," which is a labor of l...
Jun 2, 2021 The Water is My Sky graphic (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Ottawa County Parks opens expansion of the Grand River Greenway
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission is inviting the community to an event to recognize the opening of the expanded Bend Area Open Space and a recently completed t...
Jun 2, 2021
Ottawa County siren test Friday, June 4, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Emergency Management officials plan to test outdoor warning sirens at noon, June 4, 2021. The sirens will sound for approximately three minutes. Siren tests ensur...
Jun 2, 2021 Ottawa County, Michigan (image courtesy government of Ottawa County, Michigan)
Allegan Co. COVID-19 June vaccine clinic dates
HOLALND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County Health Department officials will host the following COVID-19 vaccine clinics, available to anyone 12 years or older. The vaccines are free. On appointment day, p...
Jun 2, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department
Holland City Council Meets Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Now that the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins at the end of the month, is in place, the Holland City Council will honor some and look ahead this evening (June 2...
Jun 2, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
