Category Archives: Local News
County Board to Interview Shay for Permanent Administrator Position
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2022) - The search for a new Ottawa County Administrator could be entering the home stretch. On Thursday, March 24th, County Commissioners will be conducting what ...
Mar 21, 2022 Former Ottawa County Administrator John Shay (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Major Road Projects Underway and Upcoming Along Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 20, 2022) - The road construction season begins in earnest along the Lakeshore on Monday (Mar. 21). The major project is south of Holland, where both lanes of US-31 from the ...
Mar 20, 2022 Crews are preparing for season-long work along Lakewood Boulevard north of Holland in 2022. (photo courtesy Holland Board of Public Works)
Spring Yard Clean Up Efforts Among Some Lakeshore Communities
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 19, 2022) - As the seasons change this week, it's time for some local municipalities to hold their annual spring clean up sessions. In Holland, the annual Spring Clean-Up pro...
Mar 19, 2022 Dean Hochman / CC
Leadership Change at Holland Hospital Announced
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 18, 2022) - Changes at the top for Holland Hospital are just over the horizon. The health care facility announced on Friday that Dale Sowders, who had been its president ...
Mar 18, 2022
UPDATE: Kalamazoo Man Arraigned After Fatal Holland Crash
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2022) - A 21-year-old Kalamazoo man was arraigned on Thursday on a number of charges stemming from an attempt to flee from the law on two separate occasions on Wednes...
Mar 17, 2022 Juan Alejandro Lira IV (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Holland School Board Favor Cassidy as Full-Time Superintendent
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2022) - It apparently didn't take long for the Holland Board of Education to agree on a new district superintendent. Shortly after conducting a final one-hour intervi...
Mar 16, 2022 Holland Public Schools Superintendent Nick Cassidy (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Motorist Accidentally Hits Gas Instead of Brake, Crashes Into North Side Residence
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2022) - Another piece of evidence for those who advocate two-footed driving occurred late on Tuesday night on Holland's North Side. According to Ottawa County Sh...
Mar 16, 2022 Crash under investigation (Midwest Communications, Inc. image)
Proposed Adjustment of Downtown Social District Before Holland City Council Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2022) - A request by Holland's Downtown Development Authority and the Principal Shopping District highlights tonight's scheduled City Council business meeting. The tw...
Mar 16, 2022 Downtown Holland in winter (photo courtesy Downtown Holland/Principal Shopping District)
Norovirus Apparently on Rise in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 16, 2022) - Another disease is apparently on the rise in Ottawa County. As health protocols dealing with COVID 19 are relaxed, the Ottawa County Department of Public ...
Mar 16, 2022 Norovirus (CDC image courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
Catalyic Converter Thieves Sought in Large-Scale Larceny of Holland Bus Maker
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 15, 2022) - A cache of one of the more wanted items among thieves was taken from the Holland Motor Homes and Bus Company facility on Holland's East Side over the weekend....
Mar 15, 2022
