Category Archives: Local News
Michigan Maritime Museum Accepting Applications for Tall Ship Volunteers
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 20, 2022) - Looking for something different to do this summer? The Michigan Maritime Museum has a suggestion - be a sailor! The South Haven-based entity announced las...
Feb 20, 2022 The tall ship Friends Good Will. (photo courtesy Michigan Maritime Museum)
Hope's Kruizenga Museum to Open New Exhibit in March
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 20, 2022) - An exhibit tied into March being Women's History Month is slated for Hope College's Kruizenga Art Museum. From March 1st through April 9th, the gallery on Col...
Feb 20, 2022 Mother Against War. Andrea Gómez y Mendoza (Mexican, 1926–2012). 1956. Linotype. Hope College Collection, 2016.48.2 (image courtesy Hope College)
Fire Strikes Holland Apartment Building, 10 Left Homeless
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 19, 2022) - Ten Holland residents were left homeless after a fire tore through a four-unit building at the Stratford Way apartment complex on Friday afternoon. According ...
Feb 19, 2022 Feb. 18, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A building at the Stratford Way apartment complex following a fire. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services)
UPDATE: Three Children Perish in North Side Crash; GoFundMe Effort Underway
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 18, 2022) - Efforts to help a family suffering the loss of three children following a traffic incident on Holland's North Side on Thursday morning is underway. Accor...
Feb 18, 2022 The Gonzales' Family (GoFundMe photo courtesy of Samantha Gonzales)
Holland Man Among New State Police Academy Graduates
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 17, 2022) - A Holland man is among the 50 newest members of the Michigan State Police force. In a Thursday ceremony presided by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the graduates o...
Feb 17, 2022 Michigan State Police Trooper Justin Van Nuil (photo courtesy Michigan State Police)
Holland Public Schools to Ease Mask Requirements
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 17, 2022) - Masks will soon be optional in Holland Public Schools. The district announced on Wednesday that the requirement for all students, teachers, staff and visitors...
Feb 17, 2022 Holland Public Schools Superintendent Nick Cassidy (photo courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Ottawa Co. NOT Involved in Door-to-Door "Voter Verification" Scheme
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 16, 2022) - A different type of scam is apparently making the rounds in Ottawa County. Some residents have notified authorities that persons impersonating county offic...
Feb 16, 2022 Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck (photo courtesy Ottawa County)
State Home Heating Credits Available, but for Some, They Don't Qualify
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 16, 2022) - A Home Heating Credit is available for the needy in Michigan. The state Department of Treasury announced on Wednesday that applications for this assistance fr...
Feb 16, 2022 Community Action House (image courtesy Community Action House)
Two Hospitalized in M-45 Crash
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 16, 2022) - Three persons were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Allendale on Wednesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Cal Keuning, dep...
Feb 16, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ottawa Co. Issues Ice Jam Notice for Grand River
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 16, 2022) - Spring is nearly five weeks away on the calendar, but an annual spring scourge is coming early to Ottawa County. County Emergency Manager Lou Hunt issued t...
Feb 16, 2022
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