Category Archives: Local News
Teen Worker is Killed in Apparent "Industrial Accident" Near Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP. MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2023) - A 19-year-old worker succumbed to injuries suffered in what is being initially described as an industrial accident in Jenison on Tuesday afternoon. Acc...
Apr 18, 2023 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two Teens Arrested in Coopersville Drug Store Burglary
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 18, 2023) - Two teens are facing charges after a Coopersville drug store was broken into overnight on Tuesday. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Detective Lieuten...
Apr 18, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
Clean Up of Bend Area Open Space Underway
GEORGETOWN TWP. MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2023) - Clean up efforts in waters north of Jenison are ongoing. The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Department announced on Monday that a project that will...
Apr 17, 2023 Staffers from Taplin Group work on clean up an oil sheen from a lake in the Bend Area Open Space. (photo courtesy Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Department)
City of Holland to Host Eviction Prevention Virtual Seminar on Tuesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2023) - Avoiding eviction is the subject of a Tuesday afternoon virtual seminar hosted by the City of Holland's Human Relations Commission. "Eviction Prevention: Zoom...
Apr 17, 2023 Eviction Prevention 2023 (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Holland Man Hits Powerball Prize
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2023) - A Holland man went from swimming in the ocean to swimming in cash after winning a $150,000 Powerball prize while on vacation. Kim Busscher, 67, matched four w...
Apr 17, 2023
Zeeland City Council Meets Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2023) - There are plenty of items on the agenda for Monday night's Zeeland City Council meeting. Members will formally set up a public hearing ahead of a vote on a Fi...
Apr 17, 2023 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Allegan Co. Mental Health Agency to Unveil New Home
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2023) - A new home for mental health services in Allegan County is unveiled on Monday, when Board Chairman Jim Storey of Holland and other county leaders hold a tradi...
Apr 17, 2023
UPDATE: Suspect in "Critical Incident" on North Side Arrested
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 14, 2023) - After more than a fortnight on the run, a 19-year-old Holland man wanted for assaulting an 18-year-old woman in a "critical incident" on Holland's North ...
Apr 14, 2023 Xavier Rose (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
First Air Quality Alert of Season Issued for Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 14, 2023) - As the waters of the Grand River and the Kalamazoo River slowly recede from reaching and surpassing flood levels, the first air quality alert days of the seas...
Apr 14, 2023 Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (image courtesy State of Michigan)
High Water Concerns Linger for Major Rivers & Streams Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 14, 2023) - As River Flood Warnings issued by the National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids have expired for West Michigan, the dangers of high waters won't end whe...
Apr 14, 2023 June 11, 2021; Georgetown Twp., MI, USA; A look at the Bend Area Open Space. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
