Category Archives: Local News
Three Lakeshore Men Begin State Police Trooper Duties Today
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The 62 newest Michigan State Troopers reported to posts across the state for their first day on the job today. Three men from the Lakeshore are now wearing blue, as Holland'...
Jul 27, 2015
Funeral Service Scheduled for Joshua Brigham
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC) – A 2 PM Saturday afternoon funeral service at Community Church of Douglas is scheduled for Joshua Brigham, a 21-year-old Saugatuck man who fell three stories to his death thi...
Jul 27, 2015
Ottawa Co. Fair, Coast Guard Festival Highlight Monday Activities Along Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC) – The Marshall Tucker Band may have performed in the Grandstand last night, but the 57th Ottawa County Fair begins its annual six-day run in earnest this evening with the opening ...
Jul 27, 2015
Alcohol a factor in crash
FRUITPORT, MI (WHTC) – A 24-year-old woman is facing alcohol-related charges after crashing her vehicle into a tree. According to Sgt. Jay Douglas of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, th...
Jul 27, 2015
Peeping Tom caught
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Authorities have caught a 16-year-old boy believed to have taken photos of people in bathroom stalls at Meijer stores in Grand Haven and Holland. According to Sgt. Kevin Alt...
Jul 27, 2015
Bike Trail Enthusiast to Speak Before Saugatuck City Council Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC) – Michigan’s Edge Mountain Biking Association, who supports four separate bike trails in Ottawa and Muskegon counties, may be looking southward. Mark Keppel of that gr...
Jul 27, 2015
Macatawa Bank Announces Dividend
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – Macatawa Bank officials announced before the markets opened today a three-cent cash quarterly dividend for common stock holders, a penny increase from the previous thre...
Jul 27, 2015
Case of low-risk H7N7 bird flu found at German poultry farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) – A case of the low-risk bird flu strain H7N7 has been found on a poultry farm in Emsland in north Germany, the state of Lower Saxony said on Monday. The 10,000 egg-laying hens...
Jul 27, 2015
Donaldson Trial Nears; Powell Trial Pushed Back
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – A 17-year-old accused of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old rival a year ago on Holland’s North side has his pre-trial conference scheduled for today. Victor Vison Do...
Jul 27, 2015
New director for Holland High School Band Program
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The Holland High School Band will soon be playing to the beat of a different drum. Demetrius White was recently announced as the new Director of Bands for the Holland High S...
Jul 27, 2015
