Another MVPP Star Award for Herman Miller Distribution Facility
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The state Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced yesterday that the Herman Miller Midwest Distribution Center in Holland was recertified as a MCPP Star Award...
View ArticleHolland Pickle Plant to Continue Operations After Sale of Heinz
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Operations at Holland’s Heinz pickle plant are not expected to change immediately after the parent company was sold yesterday to 3G Capital, along with Berkshire Hathaway, a...
View ArticleLG/Chem Cuts Work Force in Wake of Idle Worker Scandal
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - In the wake of a federal report critical of idle employees collecting wages, LG/Chem officials announced that the workforce at its 48th Street plant in Holland has been trimmed to...
View ArticleSearch for Father of Hope College Student Continues
BIG RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) - The father of a Hope College student remains missing after his vehicle, keys and wallet were found in a Missouri forest last night. Fred Byrne hasn’t been seen since dropping...
View ArticleLakeshore School Enrollment Numbers Down for Most Part
UNDATED (WHTC) - Winter enrollment numbers were disclosed yesterday by public school districts statewide. Along the Lakeshore, Saugatuck had only significant increase, up 13 from last October; the...
View ArticleGas Prices Continue Hovering Near $4 Mark Along Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC) - Gas prices along the Lakeshore were, on average, at $3.84 per gallon, based on this morning’s survey of Holland area stations. That’s a nine-cent increase from the last poll taken two...
View ArticleShooter in North Side Neighborhood Captured 16 Hours Later
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - A 42-year-old Caucasian man who allegedly fired shots in a North Side neighborhood on Friday night was apprehended at his home about 16 hours after the incident. A tip led...
View ArticleWatchful Neighbor Helps Kalamazoo Co. Deputies Nab Burglar from Allendale
COOPER TWP., MI (WHTC) - A 22-year-old Allendale man is in the Kalamazoo County Jail on various charges after a Friday break in of a Cooper Township residence was foiled by a neighbor, who called...
View ArticleLakeshore Lawmaker Tabbed for Regional Leadership Committee
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - Second-term state Representative Amanda Price has been named to a regional leadership panel by House Speaker Jase Bolger. The Republican from Park Township joins the Bowhay...
View ArticlePalisades Plant Still Down as Week Begins
COVERT, MI (WHTC) - For the first time in 2013, the Palisades nuclear power plant near Covert was shut down on Friday afternoon, this time because of problems in the cooling water heat exchangers...
View ArticleSearch Continues for Missing Big Rapids Attorney, Hope College Student's Father
VAN BUREN, MO (WHTC) - Police in Van Buren, Missouri used bloodhounds yesterday to look for clues into the whereabouts of Fred Byrne, the 49-year-old Big Rapids attorney who has been missing since last...
View ArticleSaugatuck School Board Not Expected to Act on "Indians" Name Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC) - The Saugatuck Board of Education is scheduled to hold its monthly meeting this evening, but the subject of the athletic department’s nickname of “Indians” is not expected to be...
View ArticleArraignment Possible Today on Accused Shooter of Home on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - It took about 16 hours to bring a 42-year-old man to justice following the shooting of a shotgun on a North Side house on Friday night. A tip to 911 late Saturday morning brought...
View ArticleLakeshore State Lawmaker to Host Property Tax Assessment Seminar Tonight
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC) - Help for residents in the state’s 89th House District with understanding their property tax assessments will be available at 6:30 tonight in the Park Township Hall. That’s where...
View ArticleGas Leak Chills Homes in Park Twp.
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC) - SEMCO Energy officials say that about 50 residences in Park Township should have their heat restored by today after a gas leak yesterday morning. Utility crews blocked off roads...
View ArticleSaugatuck-Douglas Merger Vote Petitions to be Submitted Today
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - A group opposed to merging Saugatuck and Douglas into a single governmental entity plan to submit petitions to the State Boundary Commission offices in Lansing today. It’s the...
View ArticleSuspect Arraigned in House Shooting on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A 42-year-old Holland Township man remains in the Ottawa County Jail on 250 thousand dollars bond after arraignment in Holland District Court yesterday on various charges....
View ArticleAnother Assault by Old Man Winter Along Lakeshore Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The Lakeshore is bracing for another weather assault by Old Man Winter today, with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 1 AM on Wednesday. Forecasters say the combination of...
View ArticleUpton: Keystone Pipeline Protests Ignore Economic Reality
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - As the protests over the Keystone XL pipeline have reemerged, one of the Lakeshore’s Congressmen says that it’s more of an economic than an environmental issue. A reported 35...
View ArticleNRC Monitoring Palisades as Leak Repairs Continue
COVERT, MI (WHTC) - Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials say that the current shutdown of the Palisades plant near Covert stemmed from a leak in a component cooling water system that grew to 35...
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