Category Archives: Local News
Special Ottawa Co. parks/rec commission meeting today
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County's parks and recreation commission has set a special meeting for 12:30 p.m. today. The meeting is set to for the parks conference room at the Fillmore Street Compl...
Sep 14, 2021 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
WATCH: Whiteford Hopeful of a Veto-Free Fiscal 2022 State Budget
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - As state lawmakers return to work in the state Capitol after the summer break, the matter of an approved spending plan for Fiscal 2022 may be among the top items on the agen...
Sep 13, 2021
No injuries after fire at Shoreline Flats
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland firefighters were called to a fire at a Shoreline Flats unit Sunday. No one was hurt, according to fire officials. The call for help came at 2:41 p.m. Sept. 12, 2021, f...
Sep 13, 2021 A Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Rescue Truck (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
UPDATE: One teen arrested, one at large after police chase
UPDATE: Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker tells WHTC the 16-year-old suspect has been arrested without incident and is now also at the Ottawa County juvenile facility, awaiting charges related to th...
Sep 13, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
Family Day at Allegan County Fair
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- It's Family Day at Allegan County Fair. That means entry for a car-load of people costs $15 for Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. The Show Us Your Talent contest is set for 2 p.m., and a...
Sep 12, 2021 Allegan County Seal (image courtesy County of Allegan, Michigan)
Red flag order extended, spotters may be needed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The beach hazards statement has been extended until 4 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service meteorologists in Grand Rapids. That means swimming will be dangerou...
Sep 12, 2021 Swim safety sign at Holland State Park as the red flags fly, warning people to stay out of Lake Michigan. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Collision with SUV Near Coopersville
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 42-year-old Whitehall man was injured in a SUV-motorcycle collision in the Coopersville area on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 11, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sherif...
Sep 11, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two hurt in Grand Haven Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --Two people were hurt in a traffic crash Thursday morning, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities. It happened police said, when a 74-year-old Illinois man failed to st...
Sep 10, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fall Film Series Announced for Knickerbocker Theatre
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland will spotlight its Fall Film Series later this month. A series of four current independent and international films begins on Se...
Sep 09, 2021 Hope College's Knickerbocker Theatre (file photo courtesy Hope College)
Allendale woman hurt in two-car crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A two-vehicle crash this morning sent one person to the hospital, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities. A 23-year-old Allendale woman had been driving her 2007 Satu...
Sep 09, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
