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Series of Holland Budget Hearings Begins Posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

Holland Mayor Kurt Dykstra

(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - More opportunities for the public to give their input on Holland’s budget-making process begin tonight. This evening in chambers at City Hall, the first of three scheduled hearings is scheduled, as Mayor Kurt Dykstra, his fellow council members, and senior city staffers will open up ...More

Two Other Local Lawmakers Join Bridge Card Reform Effort Posted 2 hours, 22 minutes ago

Bob Genetski

(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - A quest by Dave Agema is gathering some steam in the State House. The outspoken Republican from Grandville is one of six lawmakers who have sponsored a package of bills aimed at reforming what they say is waste, fraud and abuse problems in Michigan’s welfare ...More

Lakeshore Lawmaker Wants Subpoena Power for Probe Posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

Dave Agema

(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - It’s another battle in the ongoing and apparently never-ending war between the Legislative and Executive branches of government. The state House Appropriations Committee is looking into why the Michigan Based Home Child Care Council is still operating after it was apparently a casualty of last ...More

Lakeshore Police Report Mar. 10, 2010 Posted 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

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(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - Police arrested two of the state's "most wanted" sex offenders, with one of them on the Lakeshore. Tips led authorities to 27-year-old Greg Pemberton in Holland on February 27th, and 41-year-old Nathaniel Dilworth two days later in Detroit. Their apprehension was part of a statewide ...More

Another Holland School Bond Meeting Tonight Posted 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

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(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - The fourth of 11 scheduled “Building Bond Proposal Informational Meetings” by Holland Public Schools is this evening from 7 to 8:30 at Holland High’s Media Center. The district is seeking voter approval of two issues on the May 4th ballot that, if passed, would ...More

March Magic Continues for Lakeshore Boys; Ends for Lakeshore Girls Posted 12 hours, 56 minutes ago

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(undated - WHTC News) - District semifinal play is on Wednesday evening in the state high school boys’ basketball tournament. In a Class A set at Zeeland East, West Ottawa faces Jenison, followed by Holland against Hudsonville. Hear both games at 5:40 on 1450 WHTC and www.whtc.com. In a ...More

Standoff Ends Peacefully Posted 1 day, 3 hours ago

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(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - An all day stand-off yesterday at the Stratford Way apartments in Holland disrupted traffic for some, while disrupting life for others. Police got an 11:30 AM call about a potentially suicidal and armed 21-year-old man in a unit at that Holland Heights complex and responded ...More

Court Officer Reported Stabbed Posted 1 day, 3 hours ago

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(Tallmadge Twp., MI - WHTC News) - Authorities haven’t disclosed many details thus far of a reported stabbing at a residence in Tallmadge Township last night. According to those reports, an unnamed court officer was serving a personal protection order to the house in the 13 hundred block of North White ...More

Job Outlook Brighter for Lakeshore Posted 1 day, 3 hours ago

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(Zeeland, MI - WHTC News) - The latest quarterly survey of Lakeshore companies conducted by the temporary employment agency Manpower Incorporated showed that 21 percent planned to be hiring through June, with seven percent forecasting job cuts. The Net Outlook of 14 percent compares with a minus three percent for the same ...More

Crown Motors Gets GM Franchises Back Posted 1 day, 3 hours ago

Crown Motors

(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - Crown Motors of Holland was told by GM officials yesterday that it will regain the Buick and Cadillac franchises that it had lost last spring as a result of the automaker’s dealer consolidation due to bankruptcy proceedings. The Holland dealership was one of 661 of ...More

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