Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Dixie Ausema found, safe
Ottawa County Sheriff's County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Tamminga alerted media that police were able to locate Dixie Ausema and they have verified her well being. TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The s...
Apr 08, 2021 Ottawa County Shield
Saugatuck Council to Discuss "Floating Homes" in Work-Study Session
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Ahead of a scheduled business meeting set for next Monday (Apr. 12, 2021), the Saugatuck City Council on Thursday (Apr. 8, 2021) will go over a topic that has generated so...
Apr 08, 2021 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
UPDATE: One Killed, One Hospitalized in Head-On Nunica Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A two-vehicle crash near Nunica on Wednesday (Apr. 7, 2021) killed one driver and hospitalized the other driver. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Lieutenant Eric W...
Apr 07, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
18 Hope students earn research conference slots
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The 2021 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), gets underway April 12-14. It's a virtual gathering this year -- and features 18 Hope College students presenting...
Apr 07, 2021 Van Wylen Library. Courtesy, Hope College
Virtual Training for Landlords, Tenants Set for Thursday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A virtual training session set for Thursday (Apr. 8, 2021) is geared towards improving rental property relations in Holland. The city's Human Relations Commission hosts a pa...
Apr 07, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
Could Michigan birth its own COVID-19 variant? Health experts weigh in
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As Michigan now has the highest rate of confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants of any state in the U.S., some experts say there are warning signs of the state birthing its own...
Apr 07, 2021
Holland a COVID-19 hotspot
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- In a national ranking of cities with the highest numbers of people with COVID-19, Holland ranks 14th, according to figures compile from public records by The New York Times. Th...
Apr 07, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
April is Distracted-Driving Awareness month
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - April is Distracted-Driving Awareness Month and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding people that between 2012 and 1029 more than 26,000 people died in...
Apr 07, 2021
Ottawa Co. Patriots Leader "Not Worried" About Dominion Voting Legal Threat
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Could a local group be in the legal crosshairs of Dominion Voting Systems? The company that has been accused of manipulating vote counts in the 2020 elections through its ma...
Apr 06, 2021 Ottawa County Patriots (image courtesy Ottawa County Patriots)
Allendale man hurt in motorcycle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 56-year-old Allendale man landed in Spectrum Health Butterworth last night after his motorcycle got hit by a car, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Hallmeyer....
Apr 06, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
