Category Archives: Local News
Community Action House to Participate in Homeless Persons Memorial Day Commemoration
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 21, 2023) - A study out of Princeton University has found a link between paying unaffordable rent and dying sooner. Researchers, working with U.S. Census data, discovered...
Dec 21, 2023 Community Action House's Food Club/Opportunity Hub (photo courtesy Community Action House)
Outdoor Discovery Center to Receive State Grant
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2023) - A Lakeshore-based non-profit aimed at advancing outdoor education and conservation throughout the region is getting a financial boost from Lansing. On Tuesday...
Dec 20, 2023 Andrea Woody, naturalist at the Outdoor Discovery Center, talks with participants in the “Explore with Your Senses” program at Shore Acres Park on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Kids used all their senses around the park in the program partnership with Laketown Township.
Allegan Statue to Move
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2023) - A long-time symbol in Allegan is moving. On Wednesday morning, the 120-year-old statue of a Union Civil War soldier will be shifting from its current location...
Dec 20, 2023 The Civil War Union Soldier Statue in Allegan, MI. (photo courtesy Jim Storey)
Top Deputy to Replace Price as Ottawa Co. Treasurer
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2023) - There will be a new Treasurer for Ottawa County in 12 days. On Tuesday, a selection committee comprising of Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck, Prosecu...
Dec 20, 2023 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Inclement Weather a Factor in US-31 Semi Crash; Deputy Hurt
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2023) - The main road between Holland and Grand Haven was snarled for hours on Monday night after a semi rolled over and an Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy was inju...
Dec 19, 2023 Dec. 19, 2023; Olive Twp., MI, USA; Crews work on cleaning up after a semi truck had overturned off of US-31 near Port Sheldon Street. Manadatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Burglarizing Scammers Victimize Nonagenarian Near Zeeland
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 18, 2023) - Two burglarizing scammers are wanted by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department after a 91-year-old man west of Zeeland was victimized by them on Monday a...
Dec 18, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
Fatal crash in Holland Township
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 18, 2023) - Deputies from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a car vs. pedestrian personal injury crash on 132nd Avenue south of Riley Stree...
Dec 18, 2023 Jason Rojas / CC
Fennville Man Serious Hurt in Allendale Crash
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 17, 2023) - A 32-year-old Fennville man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Allendale on Saturday night. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergea...
Dec 17, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorist Struck by Pickup After Stepping Out Following West Olive Crash
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 16, 2023) - A 53-year-old Zeeland man is expected to recover after being hit by a pick up following a crash in West Olive on Saturday evening. According to Ottawa Coun...
Dec 16, 2023 Oct. 7, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; An AMR Ambulance awaits participation in the 2022 Holland Fire Truck Parade. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
One Detained After "Shots Fired" Call on Holland's North Side
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 16, 2023) - An investigation is ongoing into an early Saturday morning incident on Holland's North Side that was initially reported as "shots fired." According to Ottaw...
Dec 16, 2023
