Category Archives: Local News
L. Frank Baum Remembered on Day of His Passing in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Perhaps lost among the buzz that Tulip Time brings to Holland is the commemoration of a cultural icon that has a link to the Tulip City. On May 6, 1919, L Frank Baum, the au...
May 6, 2021 The Cowardly Lion statue outside of the Herrick District Library, part of the Holland OZ Project. (image courtesy Holland Area Visitors Bureau)
Allegan's Larry Brown Named VP of Statewide Road Association
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A local road commissioner has assumed a statewide position. The County Road Association waited 36 days before announcing on Thursday (May 6, 2021) that Allegan County Road C...
May 6, 2021 Allegan County Road Commissioner Larry Brown (photo courtesy County Road Association of Michigan)
Spectrum-Zeeland Community Hospital Names New President
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search for a new president of Zeeland Community Hospital is over. On Thursday (May 6, 2021), Spectrum Health, which absorbed ZCH into its system 10 years ago, announced ...
May 6, 2021 Spectrum Health-Zeeland Community Hospital President Bill Hoefer (photo courtesy Spectrum Health)
UPDATE: Driver Involved in Killing Bear on Road Near Grand Haven Discovered
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - No charges are expected following the discovery of a dead bear alongside a roadway near Grand Haven late on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) night. According to Ottawa County ...
May 6, 2021 A Bear (image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Local Congressman Comments on National Day of Prayer
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - On this National Day of Prayer (May 6, 2021), there are those who believe that the constitutional right of Freedom of Religion has been under attack now as never before. Alth...
May 6, 2021 The family of US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) in a file photo (image courtesy office of US House Rep. Bill Huizenga)
Thursday is National Nurses Day
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Thursday (May 6, 2021) is a day to honor those who serve in the medical field. It's National Nurses' Day, the start of National Nurses' Week, and more than a year of being a...
May 6, 2021 A file photo of what is now Corewell Health-Zeeland Hospital (image courtesy Corewell Health-Zeeland Hospital)
Tulip Time Festival 2021 Winding Down
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The 91st Tulip Time Festival is winding down. Although there are no Dutch Dancers or parades due to COVID 19 health concerns, visitors from near and far have flocked to the ...
May 6, 2021 Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks (photo courtesy City of Holland)
Body Cams, Dash Cams OK'd for Ottawa County Sheriff's Department
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Christmas may be more than seven months away, but Steve Kempker got a gift from the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners last month. The Sheriff had been pushing to get b...
May 6, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre Announces 49th Season Slate
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It has taken a year for the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre to announce its calendar for its 49th season. A total of six productions will be put forward by the program, establ...
May 5, 2021 Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (image courtesy Hope College)
Outgoing Local School Leaders Pleased with Bond Proposal Passages
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It was a good "parting gift" by the voters on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) to outgoing Holland Public Schools Superintendent Brian Davis. A $74.6 million bond proposal for various ...
May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Dr. Brian Davis, Superintendent of Holland Public Schools, during a video interview. (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
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