Category Archives: Local News
Police Chase Ends in Crash; Suspect Driver at Large
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 44-year-old Grand Rapids man was injured in a single-vehicle crash stemming from a police chase during the overnight hours of Sunday (June 13, 2021) in Hudsonville. Ac...
Jun 13, 2021 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
CBD Store off of US-31 Burglarized Overnight
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A retailer of cannabis-based products between Holland and Grand Haven was the victim of a break in during the overnight hours of Sunday (June 13, 2021). According ...
Jun 13, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
OAISD Fills Two Seats on its Board
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two seats on the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District Board of Education have been filled. Last Monday (June 7, 2021), the board reelected Carol Slagh to a six-year term...
Jun 13, 2021 OAISD Board Treasurer Carol Slagh (photo courtesy Ottawa Area Intermediate School District)
Man Stabbed in Fight Outside Restaurant on North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 24-year-old Holland man was wounded in a stabbing outside of a restaurant on Holland's North Side. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Chris Dill, deputies ...
Jun 12, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
"Suspicious Package" Investigated in Tallmadge Twp.
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Authorities are hoping to identify what is being called a "suspicious object" found in eastern Ottawa County on Friday (June 11, 2021) evening. According to Sheriff's...
Jun 12, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
ATV Driver Injured in Robinson Twp. Incident
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Robinson Township man was injured in a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle in a wooded area late on Friday (June 11, 2021) night. According to Ottawa ...
Jun 12, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorcyclist Injured in Marne Area Crash
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 40-year-old Jenison man was seriously injured after crashing his motorcycle near Marne early on Saturday (June 12, 2021) morning. According to Ottawa County Sheriff...
Jun 12, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
Three Positive Rabies Tests on Bats in Ottawa Co. Reported
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Although the COVID 19 outbreak has garnered much of the attention of the Ottawa County Department of Public Health, officials there have not overlooked other health iss...
Jun 12, 2021 USFWS Midwest Region
West Ottawa Schools Announce Changes, Additions for Upcoming Academic Year
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - As West Ottawa Public Schools closes the book on classroom learning for 2020-21, the district is already making plans for Academic 2022. On Friday (June 11, 2021), West Ot...
Jun 12, 2021 West Ottawa Public Schools (image courtesy West Ottawa Public Schools)
Ottawa County Parks Celebrate Bend Area Open Space Expansion Completion
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - "Step by step, rung by rung ... higher and higher." That lyric in a Huey Lewis and the News song from the 1980's - "Jacob's Ladder" - seemed appropriate for a ribbon...
Jun 11, 2021 June 11, 2021; Georgetown Twp., MI, USA; Officials of the Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, Georgetown Township, the Grand River Greenway Campaign Committee and the Ottawa County Parks Foundation cut a ceremonial ribbon signifying the expansion of the Bend Area Open Space and the completion of the Georgetown Segment of the Idema Explorers Trail. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
