Category Archives: Local News
Five Crews Respond to Allegan Co. Farm Blaze
GANGES TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - There was a fire at a dairy farm in southwest Allegan County on Thursday morning. Crews from five departments responded to the blaze in the waste disposal tanks at the S...
Mar 11, 2021 Mar. 11, 2021; Ganges Twp., MI, USA; A 93-foot Ladder Tower truck from South Haven Area Emergency Services is utilized to contain a fire at the Scenic View Dairy Farm. Mandatory Credit: Tom Renner-South Haven Area Emergency Services
Bowerman Blueberries to Step Into Downtown Retail Breach
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A huge retail hole in downtown Holland should be filled shortly. The owner of the property that once was the home for the Alpenrose Restaurant and Sandcastle for Kids, at th...
Mar 11, 2021 Blueberry Donuts sold by Bowerman Blueberries (contributed pho
Holland City Council, BPW Board to Hold Joint Study Session Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The Holland City Council and the Board of the Holland Board of Public Works will be having a joint "skull session" this evening - virtually, of course, during these COVID 19...
Mar 10, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
Administrator Delivers State of Ottawa County Remarks
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - "2020 was a very difficult year for everyone" That set the tone for the 16th State of the County remarks by Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg during yesterday's b...
Mar 10, 2021 Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg in an appearance at the WHTC studios in Holland, MI (file photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Motorcyclist Injured While Attempting to Elude Police
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 31-year-old Kalamazoo man was injured in a motorcycle crash on Holland's North Side on Tuesday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Michael Hallmeyer, ...
Mar 10, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Safety Exercise Set for Palisades Plant
COVERT, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Even though it's destined for decommission, the need for a safety exercise at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant south of South Haven continues. Outside local law enforcement ...
Mar 08, 2021 The Palisades Power Plant near Covert, MI (photo courtesy Entergy Corporation)
Allegan Co. Republicans to Stage Saturday Rally for Restaurants, Taverns
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Apparently having capacity of 50 percent and 100 persons for the moment isn't enough for some Allegan County restaurateurs. On Saturday, March 13, county Republicans will be...
Mar 08, 2021 Allegan County Republican Party (image courtesy Allegan County Republicans)
Five New State Police Troopers Assigned to Lakeshore Posts
DIMONDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Some new Michigan State Police troopers are beginning their first full week at their new posts serving the Lakeshore. Among the 55 who graduated from the 138th Trooper Rec...
Mar 08, 2021 Michigan State Police vehicle, 2019 File photo
Saugatuck Begins "Social District" Program; Considers Oval Beach Season Pass Hike
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A Lakeshore community with hopes of relaxed social restrictions this spring has begun a new program. On Sunday, the "Social District" initiative began in the City of Sauga...
Mar 08, 2021 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
UPDATE: Missing Pullman Woman Safely Home
LEE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search for a missing 26-year-old Pullman woman has ended with her "returning home" on Sunday afternoon. That's the word from Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Ben Haas,...
Mar 07, 2021 Brittany Ann Angrisanio (photo contributed by Allegan County Sheriff's Dept.)
