Category Archives: Local News
NFPA encourages prompt removal of Christmas trees, as most tree fires occur in January
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Late last month, WKZO reported that the City of Kalamazoo was encouraging the removal of natural Christmas trees at the conclusion of the holiday. Now, the National Fire Pro...
Jan 4, 2022
'Significant' fire at JR Automation plant
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Officials at the manufacturing company JR Automation are sorting out details and pulling together damage estimates after what a spokeswoman called a "significant fire" at the 1...
Jan 4, 2022 JR Automation's Tyler Street facility in Olive Township. Courtesy, JR Automation
Ottawa Co. Commissioners vote in new officers
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Board of Commissioners unanimously elected District 11 Commissioner Matt Fenske as chairperson and District 4 Commissioner Al Dannenberg as vice-chairperson at th...
Jan 4, 2022 Ottawa County Commissioners Matt Fenske and All Dannenberg. Courtesy, Ottawa County
Free, drive-thru COVID testing Wednesday in Allegan
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County's health department will host a drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 5) at the Allegan County Transportation Building, 750 Airwa...
Jan 4, 2022 Allegan County COVID-19 free drive-thru tests are the Allegan Transportation building, 750 Airway Drive. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Snowmelt grants, COVID guidelines on Zeeland City Council
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Zeeland property owners faced with a special assessment to cover the cost of the snowmelt project may see some relief. Members of Zeeland City Council are being asked to consid...
Jan 3, 2022 Zeeland City Hall file photo
Concrete pour Tuesday for Towers on River Project
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland's Sixth Street will be completely closed to through traffic between Central and River avenues from 3 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. This will allow for ...
Jan 2, 2022 CodyJung / CC
Medical Condition May Have Led to I-196 Crash Near Hudsonville
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 40-year-old Grand Rapids man is in St. Mary's Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on I-196 east of Hudsonville on Saturday (Dec. 31, 2021) evening. According ...
Dec 31, 2021 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorist Hurt in Rollover Crash in Central Ottawa Co.
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 17-year-old motorist was injured in a single-vehicle crash between Hudsonville and Allendale around dawn on Friday (Dec. 31, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sheriff...
Dec 31, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland Woman Hurt in North Side Crash
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 75-year-old Holland woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash north of Holland on Thursday (Dec. 30, 2021) evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Nicho...
Dec 31, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two Hurt in Allendale Crash
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Drivers in a two-vehicle crash south of Allendale were injured on Thursday (Dec. 30, 2021) evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Jon Smoes, deputies ...
Dec 31, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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