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A Major Business Leader in Holland is Leaving
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - One of the leading figures in the Holland area’s economic growth is heading for a new challenge.Randy Thelen, named 10 years ago as the first president of Lakeshore Advantage, has...
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Lakeshore Roads Still Difficult to Travel
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Travel on Lakeshore roads continues to be difficult. Salt does not fix the icy conditions when cold temperatures just won’t quit. Local authorities are again asking the public to...
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Zeeland May Implement Temporary Parking Restrictions
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) -- With snow continuing to fall along the Lakeshore, the City of Zeeland is implementing temporary parking restrictions on city streets. As the snowbanks continue to grow and the...
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Cyclists Have a New Way to Signal
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Not many people are riding bicycles right now but when Spring does arrive, cyclists will legally be able to use a more understandable signal for making right turns. Governor Rick...
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MAX sees Ridership Increase
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The Macatawa Area Express released their annual report and it shows ridership is on the increase. Figures in the report show that the amount of people taking the bus increased more...
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Hope College Writers Series Featured on Thursday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Two non-fiction novelists will speak at Hope College later this week. The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will feature two authors on Thursday. Benjamin Busch, a decorated...
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Police Standoff in Saugatuck-Douglas Area Mobile Home Park Ends Peacefully
SAUGATUCK TWP., MI (WHTC) - It took a while to get a armed man out of a mobile home unit south of Saugatuck/Douglas this morning.State police troopers and special services officers used bull horns,...
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Untended Cooking Leads to Apartment Fire in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - About 40 thousand dollars of damage was caused by a fire at an apartment unit on Oxford Court in Holland yesterday afternoon. Crews from both the Waverly Road and Kollen Park...
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Gentex Pleased with Black Ink on Bottom Line
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - Gentex officials were pleased with this morning’s quarterly report that showed net sales of nearly 327 million dollars and earnings of around 70 million dollars, or 48 cents per...
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Allegan County Sheriff Closes Southbound U.S. 131 Near 100th Street
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The sun may be shining in some parts of the Lakeshore but in Allegan County, southbound U.S. 131 is shut down near 100th Street due to a jack-knifed 18-wheeler along with blowing and...
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MAX has Winter Tips for Riders
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The Macatawa Area Express transit system has issued some advisories and tips for passengers who use the MAX. With the weather we’ve been dealing with along the Lakeshore, and snow...
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Anti-Trafficking Community Forum Scheduled for Next Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC) -- An anti-trafficking community forum is scheduled for next Wednesday, February 5th in Grand Rapids. While Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is the keynote speaker, a...
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LSS Board Meets with Foreclosure Looming
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The clock is ticking, and there’s not much time left.This sports analogy can be used away from the field or court to describe the situation with Life Services System. The...
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Holland City Parks Master Plan Ideas Sought
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The deadline for submitting ideas about Holland’s city parks is today. The Parks and Recreation Commission have been working with retained consultant Edgewater Resources on a new...
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Precautionary Lockdown at West Ottawa High School
PARK TWP., MI, 10 AM 1/30/14 (WHTC) - Nobody took any chances at West Ottawa High School.According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Detective Captain Mark Bennett, Dispatchers received word around 7:40 this...
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Jack-Knifed 18-Wheeler Causes Lane Closure on NB I-196
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Area police and sheriff departments have been very busy this week, clearing accidents and helping stranded motorists. Today is no different. Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputies closed...
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Cold Weather to Continue into February
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The Lakeshore is once again under a winter weather advisory and the National Weather Service's Brandon Hoving says that the weather pattern will continue. Both December and Janaury...
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Suspect Arrested in Bomb Threat at West Ottawa High School
OTTAWA cOUNTY, MI (WHTC) -- The Ottawa county Sheriff’s Department is reporting an arrest in the bomb threat at West Ottawa High School Thursday morning. Captain Mark Bennett says that a 16-year-old...
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Downtown Holland's Girlfriends Weekend Happens the First Weekend of March
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Downtown Holland’s Girlfriends Weekend will take place the first weekend of March. The three day event kicks off on Friday, March 7th with the “Wine About It” cocktail...
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Macatawa Bank Posts Quarterly, Yearly Revenue Figures
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Macatawa Bank officials say that net income for 2013 was at 9.5 million dollars, or 29 cents per share. That’s down from 35.4 million and $1.31 per share a year ago that they...
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