Blaze from North Side Crematorium Damages Boat Storage Building
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - Crews from three Lakeshore departments spent the better part of six hours battling a blaze on Holland's North Side that caused significant damage to a boat storage building....
View ArticleFire-Damaged Bowling Alley in Holland to be Dark Through August
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The owners of Holland’s Century Lanes now say that their east side facility won’t reopen until August, at the start of a new bowling season. Repairs from a February 5th fire that...
View ArticleLakeshore Congressmen Joining Colleagues in Facing Sequester
WASHINGTON (WHTC) - The White House has ramped up the pressure on “Republican Congressmen” to compromise ahead of Friday’s scheduled “sequester.” The Obama Administration on Sunday released...
View ArticleNew Leadership in State Dems; Governor Intervenes to Save State GOP Leader
UNDATED (WHTC) - It was almost a complete upheaval of Michigan’s political party leadership in statewide conventions held this past Saturday. Mark Brewer saw the proverbial handwriting on the wall in...
View ArticleElection Day Today in Two Allegan Co. School Districts
UNDATED (WHTC) - It's election day in two Allegan County school districts today. Martin officials are hoping that a 5.5 million-dollar bond issue passes that would help create a new community center...
View ArticleOttawa County Administrator Delivers "State of County" Address Today
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC) - Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg will deliver his annual “state of the county” address before members of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners during their meeting...
View ArticleHudsonville Woman, MSU Student Passes Away
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC) - Visitation is this afternoon, with services tomorrow morning, for Anna Flory, a 19-year-old Hudsonville woman who was found dead in her off-campus residence in East Lansing...
View ArticleWandering Paw Paw Woman Found Safe in South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - Concerns yesterday about the welfare of an 80-year-old woman suffering from advanced dementia were settled when she was found at a South Haven store. Joyce Johnston has a...
View ArticleTown Hall Meeting on State Road Funding Tonight in Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE, MI (WHTC) - The first of two scheduled town hall meetings on state transportation funding, conducted by State Senator Arlan Meekhof, is this evening. The West Olive Republican will be...
View ArticleSaugatuck-Douglas Dredging Now on Short List for State Funding
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC) - To say that the lifeline of a Lakeshore community is being saved is an understatement, as the boating path from Lake Michigan inland to Kalamazoo Lake, which joins Saugatuck and...
View ArticleStarting Times Announced for NCAA Basketball This Weekend in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - As tickets went on sale at 12 Noon today, game times were finalized for the first two rounds of NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament play at DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland....
View ArticleOtsego Wins Competitive Program for Downtown Revitalization
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority yesterday tabbed Otsego as one of two communities to get specialized help for developing the downtown district. The Allegan County...
View ArticleHopkins Voters Endorse Tax; No Word on Martin Vote
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - The Allegan County Clerk’s Office is waiting for Orangeville Township in Barry County to certify their vote count before disclosing the results of Martin Public Schools’ 5.5...
View ArticleAllendale Family Disputes Claim that Crash Victim was "Super Drunk"
KENTWOOD, MI (WHTC) - Kentwood police say that a 25-year-old Allendale man who was killed in a crash earlier this month had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. Sam Vander Wall...
View ArticleOttawa Co. Administrator Optimistic About Increased Revenues
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC) - Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg told board members yesterday, during his annual “state of the county” message, that he expects the county’s tax base to increase by the...
View ArticleHolland City Council Considers Proposed Changes During Work-Study Session...
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - During tonight’s work-study session, Holland City Council members will look at a plan to merge the Human Relations and International Relation commissions into a single entity;...
View ArticlePreliminary Hearing Today for Suspect in Park Twp. Cold Case Murder
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A preliminary hearing began this morning before Holland District Court Judge Brad Knoll for Ryan Wyngarden, the 50-year-old Zeeland man arrested last week for allegedly murdering...
View ArticleFennville Man Elected to WMU Board Leadership Position
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - A retired economic development marketer who has been on the Western Michigan University board for nearly four years became a vice-chairman of that panel yesterday. James...
View ArticleArraignment for 28-Year-Old Man Arrested Alone with 14-Year-Old Girl at...
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A 14-year-old girl from Holland’s North Side is back with her parents after apparently running away with a 28-year-old man she had met on the Internet. According to Ottawa County...
View ArticleHuizenga Grills Bernanke on Long-Term "Entitlement" Funding Reform
WASHINGTON (WHTC) - While most of the attention dealt with the here and now when Ben Bernanke appeared before the House Financial Services Subcommittee yesterday, one Congressman had something more...
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