Category Archives: Local News
Major incident response drill planned at Grand Valley State University Sunday
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Dozens of law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical service providers will converge on Grand Valley State University Sunday for a simulation designed to...
Aug 10, 2022 Ottawa County Emergency Management logo.
Holland Department of Public Safety responds to report of possible bathtub drowning
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Police are investigating the report of a possible bathtub drowning in Holland Tuesday evening. At approximately 7:00 p.m. the Holland Department of Public Safety Police and ...
Aug 10, 2022 A Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Rescue Truck (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Library millage back on the ballot in November in Jamestown Township
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - The millage to keep the Patmos Library open in Ottawa County's Jamestown Township will be back on the ballot in November after it was defeated in the August primary. The...
Aug 10, 2022 (courtesy of Patmos Library)
Water line project will cause more traffic detours in Holland later this month
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Construction of a new water transmission main on Lakewood Blvd. between 160th and River Avenue in Holland is continuing, and more traffic detours are coming later this month...
Aug 10, 2022 (courtesy of Holland BPW)
16-year-old girl from Hudsonville killed in rollover accident Monday afternoon
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A Hudsonville teen is dead after a single vehicle rollover crash in Ottawa County's Georgetown Township Monday afternoon. At 2:05 pm, the Ottawa County Sheriff's...
Aug 09, 2022
Saturday night drowning victim identified as 59-year-old Marne man
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - The man who drowned on Saturday near Robinson Township's Southern Grand Marina in Ottawa County has been identified. He is 59-year-old Dana Eric Rose of Marne. He ...
Aug 09, 2022 Drowning reported (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Lottery ticket sold in Zeeland will give lucky winner $25,000 a year for life
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A Michigan Lottery player is in-line for a lifetime of cash after winning $25,000 a year for life playing the Michigan Lottery's Lucky For Life game. A ticket matched the fi...
Aug 08, 2022 Michigan Lottery Lucky for Life logo (courtesy of Michigan Lottery)
Holland Farmers Market celebrates National Farmers Market Week through Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - The Holland Farmers Market is joining the celebration National Farmers Market Week through this Saturday. National Farmers Market Week is an effort led by the nationwide Far...
Aug 08, 2022 Sept. 1, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Shoppers checking out produce from a vendor at the Holland Farmers Market in the 8th Street Marketplace. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Man's body found in the water at Southern Grand Marina late Saturday night
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - The investigation is underway after the body of s 59-year-old man was found in the water at Southern Grand Marina on North Cedar Drive in Robinson Township. The Ot...
Aug 07, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Seal (image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Ottawa Impact candidates lead to massive turnover on county commission
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - It appears that all but one of the incumbent Ottawa County Board of Commissioners will be out of a job. In Tuesday's primary voting, only Roger Bergman, who represents the G...
Aug 03, 2022 Ottawa County, Michigan (image courtesy government of Ottawa County, Michigan)
