Serving Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg and Northwest Ottawa County since 1956
Thirty-Three Candidates File For Ottawa County Board Of Commissioners
(Ottawa County, MI) - There is a huge swell of interest for people who want to become an Ottawa County commissioner. County Clerk Justin Roebuck says they have not had this many people running for the commission in at least the past 25 years, as 33 candidates have filed for the August primary election. Roebuck adds it ...
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Nassar Survivor Speaks At YWCA Annual Luncheon
(Grand Rapids, MI) - Attorney and sexual abuse survivor Rachael Denhollander spoke at the YWCA's third annual Arise! Spring Luncheon yesterday in support of the group's work with sexual assault and domestic violence survivors. Denhollander was the first person to go public with accusations that former Michigan State Un...
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Trump To Campaign In MI And WI Next Week
(Undated) - Former President Trump will use one of the days off from his hush money trial to campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin next week. On Wednesday, Trump will host rallies in Waukesha, Wisconsin and Freeland, Michigan where his campaign said he will deliver remarks to contrast his first term with Biden's. The foll...
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Construction Begins On Holland Ice Rink
(Holland, MI) - Construction is now underway on Holland's ice rink. The eight-million-dollar project was partially funded by a one-million-dollar donation which was made by retired teacher Frank Kraai. Mayor Nathan Bocks said at a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, that through the ice rink and the development of Holl...
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Car VS. Tree Accident in Ferrysburg
(FERRYSBURG)-Three Rothbury residents sustained minor injuries after their vehicle struck a tree in Ferrysburg this morning. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says an SUV was northbound on US-31 shortly before seven AM when the vehicle left the pavement and struck the tree. The occupants were taken to the hospital and...
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Michigan's Film Tax Credit Bills Pass Committee
(Lansing, MI) - Two bills to give film and production companies a 30-percent tax credit if they spend over 50-thousand-dollars for commercials and 300-thousand-dollars for movies and TV shows have passed a state House committee. The bills give a credit against state tax revenue and not a rebate like the state's former ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Nationwide Health Alert Issued For Possibly E. Coli Contaminated Beef
(Washington, DC) - A nationwide health alert has been issued for certain ground beef products that have a potential risk for E. coli. The USDA says five and ten-pound beef patties and chubs from Greater Omaha with a "freeze by" date of April 22nd may have a strain of E. coli that is known to cause severe inte...
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Teen Births Fall To Record Low
(Washington, DC) - Teen births in the U.S. are at a record low. A new report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics says about three-a-half-million teen births were recorded in the U.S. in 2023. That's down two percent from the year before, and follows a general decline in teen births over the past ten ye...
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WGHN Broadcast Excellence!
Michigan Association of Broadcasters annual Broadcast Excellence Awards were handed out April 6th and WGHN brought home some hardware!
BEST IN CATEGORY
BEST COMMERCIAL: Liberty Pest Control’s Bugfather II produced by Jesse Bruce
BEST NEWSCAST: Mary Ellen Murphy
BEST BROADCAST PERSONALITY: Jesse Bruce
ADDITIONAL AWARDS: WGHN’s Breakfast Blend Coffee collaboration with Fortino’s was honored, as well as our Community Coat Drive partnership with Plantenga’s Cleaners and co-sponsors Tri-Cities Credit Union, Kieft Agency and West Michigan Lakeshore Assocation of Realtors.
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