Category Archives: Local News
Georgetown Twp pick-up truck-house crash injures one
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 33-year-old Jenison man is in Ottawa County Jail, awaiting arraignment on a hit-and-run crash involving a pick-up truck and a house, according to police. The crash happened j...
May 1, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
COVID-19 tests, vaccines new feature at Tulip Time
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The 92nd annual Tulip Time Festival features a brand-new pair of events, aimed at public health. Festival officials and Ottawa County Dept. of Public Health, along the the U.S....
May 1, 2021 Vaccine graphic. Courtesy Ottawa County
Good Things on The Lakeshore, April 30, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with WHTC morning news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference along The Lak...
Apr 30, 2021 Goats have returned to Ottawa County Parks this spring, taking on the “job” of chowing down on invasive species. Courtesy The Lakeshore
Tulip Time kicks off on Saturday, May 1
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The 92nd Annual Tulip Time Festival kicks off Satuday, May 1, 2021. Yes, COVID-19 has forced a few changes: No parades. No Dutch Dances. Still, an array of other events and, of...
Apr 30, 2021 Tulips on Central Avenue, part of Holland's Tulip Lanes, on April 7, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
MSP Alert for missing, endangered Stevensville man
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - Michigan State Police have issued a missing-and-endangered alert for a 78-year-old Stevensville man, Paul A Roy. He's described as 5-foot-10 tall, 160 pounds with black and gray...
Apr 30, 2021
Executive Director Looking Forward to Return of Tulip Time Festival
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - More than one milestone will be observed this Saturday. Not only will the Tulip Time Festival return after a year's hiatus due to the COVID 19 outbreak, but it's 10 years si...
Apr 28, 2021 Tulip Time Executive Director Gwen Auwerda in a 2012 file photo (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Marlena's Bistro case moved to May
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan-based attorney Robert Baker made a virtual court appearance Tuesday for Holland restaurant owner Marlena Pavlos-Hackney. (Listen to the complete audio or see the video....
Apr 28, 2021 Hundred of people attended a March 20, 2021, rally for Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, who has refused to comply with Michigan's food-safety law. This crowd remained hours after the rally ended. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Armed man arrested in Holland Twp. after crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 25-year-old Fennville man was arrested during a traffic stop yesterday, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Brad Bennett. Deputies were alerted to a reckless driving co...
Apr 28, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Gentex
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Zeeland-based Gentex is being sued for alleged gender discrimination by a former employee, Elizabeth Helminski. The lawsuit, filed by the Grand Rapids-based firm Pinsky, Smith,...
Apr 26, 2021
FOUND: Missing Zeeland teen
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The family of a Zeeland teen missing since April 4, 2021, has announced she's been found. Elena "Lena" Carmona is back with her family and they are asking for privacy at this t...
Apr 25, 2021 Zeeland resident Elena Carmona, 15. Courtesy, Sara Carmona
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