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Holland Museum events for MLK Jr. Day, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Had he not been assassinated in 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would turn 92 on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. These days, his birthday is a national holiday, celebrated this ye...
Peg McNichol Jan 14, 2021 Holland Museum (photo courtesy Holland Museum)

Meijer joins COVID-19 vaccine effort
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Michigan has another ally in the fight against COVID-19: Meijer. The Walker-based chain is set to start vaccinating for people over the age of 65, starting in Wayne County next...
Peg McNichol Jan 14, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department

Holland Police Log January 13-14, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call (61...
Patty Vandenberg Jan 14, 2021

No injuries after Holland Twp. rollover crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A two-vehicle rollover crash shut down the intersection of US 31 and James Street in Holland Township on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 -- but no one was hurt, according to Ottawa Co...
Peg McNichol Jan 13, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Holland Police Log January 12-13, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call (61...
Patty Vandenberg Jan 13, 2021

Staff Videos Featured in Tonight's Holland City Council Work-Study Session
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - One of the first steps towards formulating a Fiscal 2022 budget for the City of Holland will be taken tonight. When the Holland City Council holds its biweekly work study se...
Gary Stevens Jan 13, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)

Holland Twp. shooting victims IDed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Autopsies have been completed on the two Holland Township residents found shot dead in their apartment on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Ottawa County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Bennett ind...
Peg McNichol Jan 12, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office

Whiteford: Supports Capitol open-carry ban
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Michigan Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp., said she supports the Capitol Commission's 6-0 vote to ban open-carry weapons in the Capitol building. The vote, held Monday, Jan. 1...
Peg McNichol Jan 12, 2021 Michigan 80th District Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp. file photo

Holland Police Log January 11-12, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call (61...
Patty Vandenberg Jan 12, 2021

COVID-19 update for Ottawa, Allegan counties
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan health officials reported 2,706 new cases of COVID-19 for Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, bringing the statewide total to 519,082 people who've gotten ill since March. Michiga...
Peg McNichol Jan 11, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department
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