Category Archives: Local News
Broadcaster Ed Ver Schure has died
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Veteran broadcaster Edwin Lee Ver Schure has died. He was 76. (See photo gallery.) Mr. Ver Schure started his career in 1963 at WHTC, moving in 1971 to WGRD and then to WLAV in...
May 11, 2021 Ed Ver Schure. Photo by Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
MDoT road construction reminders
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan Department of Transportation officials have issued three reminders of road construction projects underway this season. The work is weather dependent. MDoT officials ap...
May 10, 2021 Allegan County Road construction. Courtesy, MDoT
'Remember When' car show set for June 4 in Holland
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Officials from the Vintage Car Club of Holland announced they'll host the 2021 Holland Car Show and Cruise on Friday, June 4, 2021 in downtown Holland, at the parking lot behin...
May 10, 2021 Vintage car show in downtown Holland. File photo by Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Motorist Hurt in US-31 Crash Near Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 42-year-old man was injured in a single vehicle crash south of Grand Haven on Sunday (May 9, 2021) afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Jon Kn...
May 9, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two Injured in Overisel Twp. Crash
OVERISEL TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two persons were injured, one critically, in a single-vehicle crash southeast of Holland on Saturday (May 8, 2021) evening. No names were disclosed in a statement from...
May 9, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Another Shooting Incident Reported Near GVSU Campus
ALLENDALE TWP. MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - There has been another shooting reported at an apartment complex near the Grand Valley State University campus in Allendale. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Serge...
May 8, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Michigan population now 54% vaccinated
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state of Michigan reports as of Friday, May 6th, that 54% of adults ages 16 and up have received at least one COVID-19 shot. Health officials are saying that it's a roug...
May 8, 2021
City of Holland Takes Next Step in Future Plans for DeYoung Plant Site
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The next phase in the life of the James DeYoung Power Plant site began on Friday (May 7, 2021). The City of Holland formally requested "Statements of Qualification" from dev...
May 7, 2021 The James DeYoung Power Plant (image courtesy Waterfront Holland
Lake Express ferry open for service for 2021
MUSKEGON MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you were planning on taking the Lake Express Ferry last year but were disappointed due to the pandemic...there's good news on the horizon. The high speed service, which o...
May 7, 2021
Good Things on the Lakeshore, May 7, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Lakeshore's managing editor, Shandra Martinez, talks each week with WHTC morning-news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a postivie difference along ...
May 7, 2021 Holland's Community Aquatic Center is offering scholarships for swimming lessons. Courtesy, The Lakeshore
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