Category Archives: Local News
Swimming the Spotlight of a Local Documentary
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Competitive swimming has been a hallmark of high school athletics along the Lakeshore. That legacy is featured in a new documentary, "Water is My Sky," which is a labor of l...
Jun 02, 2021 The Water is My Sky graphic (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Ottawa County Parks opens expansion of the Grand River Greenway
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission is inviting the community to an event to recognize the opening of the expanded Bend Area Open Space and a recently completed t...
Jun 02, 2021
Ottawa County siren test Friday, June 4, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Emergency Management officials plan to test outdoor warning sirens at noon, June 4, 2021. The sirens will sound for approximately three minutes. Siren tests ensur...
Jun 02, 2021 Ottawa County, Michigan (image courtesy government of Ottawa County, Michigan)
Allegan Co. COVID-19 June vaccine clinic dates
HOLALND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County Health Department officials will host the following COVID-19 vaccine clinics, available to anyone 12 years or older. The vaccines are free. On appointment day, p...
Jun 02, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department
Holland City Council Meets Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Now that the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins at the end of the month, is in place, the Holland City Council will honor some and look ahead this evening (June 2...
Jun 02, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
Two hurt in Tallmadge Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Tallmadge Township, according to Ottawa County Sgt. Ryan DeVries. The crash, at the intersection of Lake Mich...
Jun 02, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Culvert update on Robinson Twp.'s 104th Ave.
Holland (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Road work is set to start on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2021, to replace the culverts along 104th Avenue between North Cedar Drive and Osborn Street in Robinson Township, according to a...
Jun 01, 2021 Ottawa County Road Commission's map for the 104th Avenue culvert replacement and detour. Courtesy, Ottawa County Road Commission
Holland Farmers Market: Outdoor capacity limits lifted
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The new rules for lifting outdoor capacity restrictions is good news for Holland Farmers Market shoppers. Market officials announced Tuesday capacity will no longer be limited ...
Jun 01, 2021 Holland Farmers Market Logo
Kentwood woman arrested after Spring Lake crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 29-year-old Kentwood woman is facing several charges after a crash just before 9 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2021, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Hallmeyer damage...
Jun 01, 2021
One dead after Crockery Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a crash that killed on person at 1:41 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the Nunica rest area in Crockery Township. Deputies were...
Jun 01, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
