Category Archives: Local News
Allegan County offers free COVID-19 testing
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County will offer free COVID-19 testing (not antibody test) to anyone of any age, regardless of symptoms. People under the age of 18 will need parent/guardian consent. ...
Feb 18, 2021 Allegan County COVID-19 free drive-thru tests are the Allegan Transportation building, 750 Airway Drive. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Safety activist: Bicyclist's death sad but 'not a suprise'
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The death of a 42-year-old man bicycling on Waverly Avenue Tuesday, Fe. 16, 2021, is sad and dismaying, but "entirely predictable," according to Holland resident Meika Weiss. (...
Feb 17, 2021 Pedal Holland logo
Deadlines loom for Allegan Co. Community Foundation scholarships
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Deadlines are looming for high-school students to apply for scholarships through the Allegan County Community Foundation. The foundation has many types of scholarships availabl...
Feb 17, 2021 Allegan County Community Foundation Scholarships logo
Car-bike fatal crash in Holland Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 42-year-old man on a bike on Waverly Road was killed when hit by a car, just after 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. The crash happened near the Eighth Street intersection, a...
Feb 17, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland planning commission meeting today, Feb. 16, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The City of Holland's planning commission is set to meet at 3 p.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, via Zoom. Today's meeting will focus on elements of hte Unified Development Or...
Feb 16, 2021 Holland residents lined up outside City Hall after 7 p.m. to vote on Nov. 3, 2020. Peg McNichol/Midwest Communication
Allegan Co. vaccinations underway today, Feb. 16, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Despite the weather, Allegan County's COVID-19 vaccine clinic scheduled for today, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, is still on, for anyone with a scheduled appointment. County health o...
Feb 16, 2021 Allegan County Seal (image courtesy County of Allegan, Michigan)
DeKuiper Announces Retirement as Zeeland School Chief
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Gary Feenstra served as Zeeland's school superintendent for 18 years. His successor lasted half of that span in that post. During Monday night's Zeeland Board of Education m...
Feb 16, 2021 Zeeland School Superintendent Cal DeKuiper (courtesy photo Zeeland Public Schools)
Grand Haven Twp. Wesco robbed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's officials are investigating an armed robbery at the Wesco, 14750 Mercury Drive in Grand Haven Township. No one was hurt. Police say a man entered the st...
Feb 16, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Zeeland City Council to meet today, Feb. 15, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Zeeland City Council to meet virtually for a 6 p.m. study session and a 7 p.m. business meeting today, Feb. 15, 2021. Both meetings are set at the Howard Miller Library/Communi...
Feb 15, 2021 Zeeland City Hall file photo
Fire at Coopersville-area turkey farm
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at White Acres Turkey Farms, 15730 76th Ave., in Polkton Township. Coopersville firefighters have called for an assist from Conklin. Mar...
Feb 15, 2021 steve p2008 / CC
