Category Archives: Local News
Haworth Crows About Banner 2022 Sales
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2023) - It was a good year for Haworth in 2022. Although the privately-owned office furniture maker does not have to report revenue as publicly-owned entities do, the...
Feb 22, 2023 Haworth corporate display (image courtesy Haworth, Inc.)
Hazardous Weather Predicted for Lakeshore Through Thursday
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2023) - After a several-week lull, wintry weather is expected back along the Lakeshore with authority on Wednesday. The National Weather Service office in Grand ...
Feb 22, 2023 Mar. 2, 2014; Holland, MI, USA; A look along Central Avenue at West 4th Street during a winter storm. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Veteran Lieutenant Earns Top Holland Firefighter Honors
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2023) - A man involved in fighting fires around the Tulip City for over 17 years has been honored. On Tuesday, the Holland Department of Public Safety's Fire Division...
Feb 22, 2023 Holland Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Brad Brower (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Division)
Driver Fails to Negotiate Curve With Rental Truck, Crashes into Tree
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 21, 2023) - A 53-year-old Grand Rapids man was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash near Marne on Tuesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergean...
Feb 21, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Outdoor Discovery Center, Laketown Township Announce Parks Programs
LAKETOWN TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2023) - Almost a hundred people participated in programs at Laketown Township parks in 2022 through the Outdoor Discovery Center. Community events at the townshi...
Feb 15, 2023 Analiese Schmitt of the Outdoor Discovery Center talks to participants in the Sept. 6, 2022, program “Explore with Your Senses” at Shore Acres Township Park, 6602 138th Ave. in Laketown Township.
Holland Police Announce Officer of the Year
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 14, 2023) - Officer Joel Reimink has been named the 2023 Police Officer of the Year by the Holland Department of Public Safety. Reimink was nominated by his peers and sel...
Feb 15, 2023
Suspect Arraigned in Weekend House Burglary That May be Tip of Iceberg
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2023) - A 36-year-old man from northeast Kentucky is in the Ottawa County Jail after a weekend burglary on Holland's North Side. Alexander Geary was apprehended just ...
Feb 13, 2023 Alexander Geary (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Robinson Township Crash Investigated
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2023) -Monday morning around 8:30, deputies from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office were alerted to a single vehicle personal injury crash on Lincoln Street nea...
Feb 13, 2023 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Bicyclist Hospitalized after Pedaling in Front of a Motor Vehicle on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 11, 2023) - A 26-year-old Holland man was injured in a Saturday afternoon collision between a vehicle and a bicycle on Holland's North Side. According to Ottawa Coun...
Feb 11, 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
Burglar Nabbed in Saturday Morning House Break-in on Holland's North Side
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 11, 2023) - A possible burglary on Holland's North Side is under investigation. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Matt Wildfong, deputies were dispatched to...
Feb 11, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
