Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck City Council to Meet; Cellular, Broadband Expansion Plans Moving Forward
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 28, 2022) - Work on improving cellular service and broadband access in Lakeshore communities continues. In his update notes ahead of tonight's biweekly Saugatuck City C...
Nov 28, 2022 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
I-196 Snarled by Crash Into River Near Grandville
GEORGETOWN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 25, 2022) - A 47-year-old Byron Center man was injured in a single-vehicle crash near the Ottawa-Kent county line on Friday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff...
Nov 25, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Assault Suspect in Northern Ottawa County Incidents Arrested
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 23, 2022) - A 38-year-old man wanted for questioning in a string of assaults of women in the Grand Haven and Coopersville area last month is now in custody. According ...
Nov 23, 2022 Nicholas Andrew Lindeman (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Mother Charged in Drowning Death of One-Year-Old at Gateway Mission Facility
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 23, 2022) - Charges have been filed against a Holland woman whose one-year-old child died in an August incident at the Gateway Mission women's facility. On Wednesday, the...
Nov 23, 2022 Elizabeth May Robinson (photo courtesy Holland Dept. of Public Safety)
Missing Allegan County Man Sought; Vehicle Found on Holland's North Side
LEIGHTON TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 23, 2022) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 42-year-old Wayland area man. Avel T. Martinez hasn't been seen sin...
Nov 23, 2022 Avel Martinez (photo courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Holland Woman Charged in Stolen Vehicle, Credit Card Incident
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 23, 2022) - A 25-year-old Holland woman has been arraigned on charges stemming from a Monday morning stolen vehicle and stolen credit cards incident on Holland's Nort...
Nov 23, 2022 Alyssa Aplin (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Ottawa County Board Doles Out ARPA Funds Amidst Meeting Contentiousness
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 23, 2022) - The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners distributed around $57 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds during Tuesday's biweekly meeting, but not withou...
Nov 23, 2022 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Felt Mansion Raffle Could Be Gateway To Mackinac Bridge Tower Tour
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 22, 2022) - The Friends of the Felt Estate in Laketown Township is raffling off a certificate for two tickets to tour the towers of the Mackinac Bridge. The winner ...
Nov 22, 2022
Ottawa County Board Slated to Dole Out ARPA Funds on Tuesday
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2022) - Santa Claus doesn't come until December 24th, and Sinterklaas makes his annual visit to Holland a week from Friday, December 2nd, but one can forgive membe...
Nov 21, 2022 Ottawa Co. Commissioner Roger Bergman (R-Grand Haven) (photo courtesy Ottawa County)
Police Investigate Stolen Vehicle Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2022) -The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident that originated in Holland Township at approximately 02:10 a.m. Monday At that time, deputies r...
Nov 21, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
