Category Archives: Local News

Leadership tips with Wake up, West Michigan!
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan West Coast Chamber's Feb. 9, 2021, coffee break will feature Abbey Johnston of AG Collaborative. She'll talk about courageous leadership and concepts for dealing with ...
Peg McNichol Feb 8, 2021 Michigan west Coast Chamber logo

Former City of Holland official Jodi Syens has died
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Jodi Sue Syens, perhaps best known for her 40-year-career working for the City of Holland, has died. She was 67. The Holland native graduated from Hope College in 1975 with a b...
Peg McNichol Feb 8, 2021

We are ready for Super Bowl LV
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- WHTC-AM/FM will air Super Bowl LV with pre-game action starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, set to be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, featuring the Tampa Bay ...
Peg McNichol Feb 6, 2021 Super Bowl LV graphic. Courtesy, Westwood One

Allegan Co. COVID-19 vaccine plans for today, Sat. Feb. 6, 2021
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- The Allegan County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic scheduled for today -- Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 -- is still on. If you have a scheduled appointment, county health officials are urging...
Peg McNichol Feb 6, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department

Three-vehicle injury crash in Coopersville
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM -- A Coopersville traffic crash sent a 45-year-old woman by LIFE EMS to Mercy Health in Muskegon for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The crash h...
Peg McNichol Feb 6, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Afternoon COVID-19 vaccines on in Ottawa, Allegan counties
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Allegan and Ottawa counties' health officials tell WHTC that people with appointments to get vaccines this afternoon can do so. Ottawa County had cancelled morning appointments...
Peg McNichol Feb 5, 2021 NIAID / CC

Good things on The Lakeshore, week of Feb. 5, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore talks each week with WHTC morning news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference along the Lakes...
Peg McNichol Feb 5, 2021 GRCC Applied Technology Technical Electricity class. Courtesy, The Lakeshore

Feb. 5 is 'Wear Red Day' for heart-health awareness
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The American Heart Association's annual Wear Red Day is today, Feb. 5, 2021. It's part of the AHA's "Go Red for Women's Heart Health" initiative. While many people are working ...
Peg McNichol Feb 5, 2021 AHA Go Red For Women Logo. Courtesy, American Heart Association

Jenison woman hurt in Georgetown Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- A 33-year-old Jension woman was hurt in a crash at Chicago Drive and 18th Avenue in Georgetown Township on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Chr...
Peg McNichol Feb 5, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

"Good Samaritan" Credited with Rescue Efforts in Holland House Fire
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It was an act of a "good Samaritan" that helped two residents escape a house fire in Holland on Thursday morning. That was the term Holland Public Safety Captain of Fire Ser...
Gary Stevens Feb 4, 2021 Feb. 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Public Safety Fire Services crews attend to a house fire in the 200 block of West 9th Street. Mandatory Credit: Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services (courtesy photo)
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