Zeeland Schools Expected to Put Two Issues on May 7 Ballot
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - During tonight’s Zeeland Board of Education meeting, the members will be asked to approve two ballot proposals that voters in the district would decide in the May 7th election. One...
View ArticleLakeshore State Lawmaker Hopeful Pro-Life Measures Clear Legislature
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - The battle over abortion is once again heating up in Lansing. At least six bills regarding the issue have already been introduced, including one that would require abortions...
View ArticleWMAA Welcomes Holland Twp., Awaits Zeeland Twp.
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC) - One Lakeshore municipality was welcomed by the West Michigan Airport Authority board yesterday, while another will be shown in shortly. The panel accepted the request passed last...
View ArticlePerrigo Buys British Drug Maker
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Perrigo officials announced yesterday a 283 million-dollar purchase of Rosemont Pharmaceuticals. The British specialty and generic prescription drug maker produces more than 90...
View ArticleConstruction Work on M-231 Resumes This Month in Nunica
NUNICA, MI (WHTC) - The construction season may start early in the Nunica area. Depending on the weather, road crews will be preparing westbound I-96 this week for two-way traffic between Apple Drive...
View ArticleHolland BPW Endorses Three Contracts
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Yesterday, the Holland Board of Public Works board endorsed a nearly 344 thousand-dollar agreement with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the utility’s Ethernet. Officials say that the...
View ArticleLocal Lawmakers, Financial Observer Unimpressed with State of Union Address
UNDATED (WHTC) - The State of the Union address apparently didn't impress some leading local observers along the Lakeshore.Zeeland Congressman Bill Huizenga has only been in Washington for two years,...
View ArticleHolland Planners Approve Downtown Eatery's Expansion, along with a Proposed...
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Officials of the New Holland Brewing Company hope to open a new 35 hundred square-foot beer garden by May 1st after getting approval of plans for a one million-dollar expansion and...
View ArticleCrash of Small Plane at Jenison Airport Investigated
JENISON, MI (WHTC) - Investigators from both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Board will be going over the circumstances that led to the crash of a small plane that...
View ArticleGun Lake Band Lands EPA Sustainability Training Seminar
GUN LAKE, MI (WHTC) - Although funding is apparently not an issue, considering the financial success of their casino in Bradley, the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians was still seeking federal...
View ArticleWindmill Island Vision Statement to be Unveiled Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Several months of discussions by a blue ribbon committee of municipal and business leaders on the future of Windmill Island Gardens has come down to a vision statement for the...
View ArticleLG/Chem to Return Some Fed Money
WASHINGTON (WHTC) - LG/Chem has returned 842 thousand dollars out of a 150 million-dollar federal Recovery Act Grant after an investigation by the US Department of Energy confirmed reports of...
View ArticleCentury-Long Educational Institution on Lakeshore to Close
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - A 104-year-long education tradition will be ending in June. Officials of Beaverdam Christian School in Blendon Township say that their institution is closing at the conclusion of...
View ArticleStolen Items Taken in Trowbridge Twp. Burglary Recovered
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - No arrests have been made thus far, but some of the items belonging to an Allegan County soldier that were taken in a high-profile break in last November have been recovered. A...
View ArticleTwo Alleged Members in Holland Gang Bust Still at Large; One Agrees to Plea Deal
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - One man has turned state’s evidence, while two others are still at large among the 31 alleged members of the Holland Latin Kings who were named on federal grand jury indictments....
View ArticleAllegan Co. Board to Vote on Contingency Budget Increase for Jail
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Some cost overruns in the ongoing conversion of the former Haworth seating plant on River Street in Allegan into a new county jail and sheriff’s headquarters should be taken care...
View ArticleWindmill Island Vision Statement Disclosed
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A long-range vision statement on the future of Windmill Island was submitted by a special committee to the Holland City Council last night. The committee sees the home of the...
View ArticleHuizenga Critical of LG/Chem Federal Grant
WASHINGTON (WHTC) - In the wake of the fallout from LG/Chem’s 842 thousand-dollar return of federal grant money for idle workers at its lithium-ion battery plant in Holland are calls from Capitol Hill...
View ArticleHead-on Crash in Port Sheldon Twp. Hospitalizes Local Driver
PORT SHELDON, MI (WHTC) - A North Side road was closed for about an hour this morning after a head-on crash. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Brent Converse, deputies were called to...
View ArticleMarijuana Growing Operation Busted South of Lakeshore
COVERT, MI (WHTC) - Two South Haven men and a Coloma man were arrested on Wednesday afternoon in a marijuana manufacturing bust south of Covert. Deputies with the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Narcotics...
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