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GHAPS Board of Education picks Kristen Perkowski as next Superintendent
(Grand Haven, MI) - The GHAPS Board of Education has voted to enter into contract negotiations with Kristin Perkowski, MA, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Traverse City Area Public Schools, MI, to be the next Superintendent for the Grand Haven Area Public Schools. The Board President Chris Str...
Apr 26, 2024
State House Bill Would Help With Insulin Supply
(Grand Rapids, MI) - A bill in the state House is aiming to help the state produce insulin for people who are diabetic in the state as pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly says there is a shortage of the drug. Representative Curt VanderWall of Ludington has introduced the bill to create a regulatory framework for the state...
Apr 26, 2024
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Mackinac Island Tourism Season Opens Today
(Mackinac Island, MI) - Tourism season on Mackinac Island officially opens today. While the ferries have been operating all year for full-time residents, most of the hotels and attractions are opening today for the year. Mackinac Island is known for its horses and bicycles, a ban on cars and trucks with the exception o...
Apr 26, 2024
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Suspect In Monroe County Boat Club Deaths Released On Bond
(Monroe, MI) - The 66-year-old woman charged in the deaths of two children in a crash at the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township has posted bond and is free. Marshella Chidester had her bond set this week at one-point-five-million-dollars and she is not allowed to drive, has to wear a GPS tether, and be monitored for sub...
Apr 26, 2024
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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 ...
Apr 25, 2024
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...
Apr 25, 2024
Detroit Sets NFL Draft Record With 275K Fans In Attendance
(Detroit, MI) - The city of Detroit set an all-time record at the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday. A massive record-setting crowd of 275-thousand fans attended the NFL Draft in downtown Detroit around Campus Martius. Before Thursday, Nashville had held the previous one-day record of just over 200-thousand fans...
Buying A Home More Expensive Than Ever
(Undated) - Buying a home is now more expensive than ever. A new report from Redfin found the median home price in the United States is now over 383-thousand-dollars, a record high. The economic research lead with Redfin says prices may drop slightly in the coming months, but buyers should accept that "housing cos...
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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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