Category Archives: Local News
Writer, photographer Michael Lozon has died
HOLLAND. (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michael Emmet Lozon, 72, has died, according to an obituary posted online by Dykstra Funeral Home. He had been diagnosed five months ago with glioblastoma, a form of brain can...
Jul 03, 2021
A $7.5m grant for Hope College
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) Thanks to a $7.5 million state grant, Hope College will expand its wastewater monitoring for the presence of COVID-19 across southwest Michigan for the next two years. Hope's prog...
Jul 03, 2021 Van Wylen Library. Courtesy, Hope College
Two hurt in Grand Haven Twp. car-motorcycle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Two West Olive residents, a 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman suffered what police said were non-life-threatening injuries when the motorcycle they were on hit a car. The...
Jul 03, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Official fireworks rules reminder
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Going into the Fourth of July weekend means a few more days of fireworks, and Holland Police Capt. Keith Mulder is reminding people of the rules. While July 5 is the official h...
Jul 02, 2021 2018 fireworks at Kollen Park. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Zeeland Soundz of Summer 2021 concerts
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- City of Zeeland officials have announced the 2021 Soundz of Summer Concert Series at Lawrence Park schedule. The free concerts are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Enjoy Tuesda...
Jul 02, 2021 2021 Zeeland Soundz of Summer logo.
Two hurt in Allendale Twp. rollover crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 31-year-old Hudsonville man was ticketed for failing to yield at the corner of 68th Avenue and Fillmore Street, causing a two-vehicle rollover crash in Allendale Township jus...
Jul 01, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
One hurt in Georgetown Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies responded to a one-car personal-injury crash at Baldwin Street and Mill Avenue in Georgetown Township just before 1:45 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2...
Jul 01, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
State redistricting commission meets today in Grand Rapids
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is holding a town hall meeting set for 5 p-m today, July 1, 2021, at the Devos Center, 303 Monroe Ave NW in Grand Rap...
Jul 01, 2021 Elections (image © Midwest Communications)
Police: Drive sober -- or get pulled over
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Area police agencies are participating in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, set for July 1 - 24, 2021. Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike VanDenBosch says the goal ...
Jul 01, 2021 2021 Don't Drive High campaign image. Office of Highway Safety
One hurt in Park Twp. moped crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 53-year-old Park Township man suffered what police called non-life-threatening injuries in a moped crash Wednesday. The crash happened just before 4:15 p.m., June 30, 2021, a...
Jun 30, 2021 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
