Category Archives: Local News
Suspect named in Allendale twp. Mass shooting
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are looking for Jaime Secundino, 21, of Wyoming. Secundino faces charges in and charged in connection with the mass shooting at the Enclave A...
Apr 16, 2021 Jaime Secundino. Courtesy, Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
Good things on The Lakeshore, April 16, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, WHTC hears from editors at The Lakeshore, an online-only publication focused on good things happening in Allegan, Ottawa and Muskegon counties. The Lakeshore's assis...
Apr 16, 2021 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Nayeli Mora. courtesy, The Lakeshore
5-car crash injures one in Georgetown Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies ticketed a 43-year-old Zeeland Township man for disregarding a traffic signal, causing a five-vehicle crash on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. A 76-...
Apr 14, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland Mayor Bocks: Running for re-election
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks announced on social media he'll seek a second term of office. On Facebook and Twitter, he wrote, "Officially announcing my candidacy for re-election!...
Apr 14, 2021 Holland City Hall
"Adopt-A-Highway" Litter Pickup Begins This Coming Weekend
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It's spring cleaning time for Michigan's major roads. State Department of Transportation officials say that, from April 17th to the 25th of 2021, volunteers will be picking ...
Apr 13, 2021 "Adopt-A-Highway" program by the Michigan Department of Transportation (image courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Rebranded "Haworth Hotel" to Have June "Opening"
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - There's a new name with a new look for Hope College's commercial lodging and meeting center. School officials announced on Monday (Apr. 13, 2021) that the rebranded Haworth ...
Apr 13, 2021 An artist's rendering of the lobby at the Haworth Hotel in Holland, MI. (image courtesy Hope College)
'Wrong time' for Blessing of Bikes
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Park Township's board of trustees voted unanimously to postpone the annual Blessing of the Bikes at Ottawa County Fairgrounds, which had been set for April 25, 2021. The blessi...
Apr 13, 2021 Michał Moroz / CC
Free COVID-19 tests as diagnoses rise
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan and Ottawa county health dashboards tracking the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 show higher numbers as of Monday, April 12, 2021. In Ottawa County, 27,208 peo...
Apr 12, 2021 Latest Coronavirus News
Holland Memorial Day program on, parade cancelled
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Organizers of the Holland Memorial Day events have announced the program at Pilgrim Home Cemetery is set for 11 a.m. May 31. Regular participants are invited to be involved. Th...
Apr 12, 2021
West Michigan Economy Surging, Says Local Economist
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - "The Recovery Strengthens." So says Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University, who surveys purchasing managers in Grand Rapid...
Apr 12, 2021 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
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