Category Archives: Local News
MDOT director to be in Holland next month to talk transportation issues with Macatawa Area Coordinating Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - With transportation issues a key focus for the organization, the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council will be hosting a special meeting with Michigan Department of Transportat...
Jun 21, 2022 (courtesy of Macatawa Area Coordinating Council)
Weekly kids activities have returned to the Holland Farmers Market
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - After a two-year hiatus, the Holland Farmers Market has brought back weekly kids activities. Each Wednesday through August 17, the Market Story Time with the Herrick Distric...
Jun 21, 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
New principal named at Zeeland's Lincoln Elementary
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Jeff Roon will soon be taking over as principal at Zeeland Public Schools' Lincoln Elementary School. School officials say Roon has been in education for over a decade as a ...
Jun 21, 2022 Jeff Roon, the new principal at Zeeland Public Schools' Lincoln Elementary, with his wife and sons (courtesy of Zeeland Public Schools)
Survey on internet service in Allegan County underway
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Data to help plan future internet service is being gathered in Allegan County. Michigan Connect, an organization that Allegan County officials say is dedicated to bringing t...
Jun 21, 2022 A survey vehicle for Michigan Connect (courtesy of Allegan County Commissioner Jim Storey)
Motorcyclist loses control, crashes on 136th Avenue Monday afternoon
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A Holland Township man is in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle Monday afternoon. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, the 56-year-old...
Jun 20, 2022
Ottawa Area ISD receives grant to create better access to preschool and childcare openings
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - The Ottawa Area Intermediate School District has received a $32,000 grant to expand the early childhood county centralized enrollment system to increase access for children ...
Jun 20, 2022 Ottawa Area Intermediate School District SD logo(courtesy of Ottawa Area ISD)
Motorcyclist injured after running into a stopped vehicle in Zeeland Township
ZEELAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A Holland man was injured Saturday after in an accident involving his motorcycle and another vehicle in Zeeland Township. The crash happened just after 3:00 p.m. at...
Jun 20, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
One injured as vehicle goes airborne in crash Sunday morning
ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A man suffered non life-threatening injuries after his vehicle went airborne and crashed into a telephone box in Ottawa County's Allendale Township Sunday morning...
Jun 20, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
One dead after early Sunday morning shooting at Holland apartment complex
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - An early Sunday morning shooting at a Holland apartment complex has left a man dead, and police are looking for witnesses. Around 12:15 a.m., officers from the Holland Depar...
Jun 20, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
Seven teens arrested at Grand Haven City Beach with stolen vehicles and a handgun
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Grand Haven police say seven Grand Rapids teenagers were arrested Saturday morning after they were found with a firearm and two stolen vehicles. Around 8:50 a.m., office...
Jun 18, 2022 Grand Haven Department of Public Safety logo (courtesy of City of Grand Haven)
