Category Archives: Local News
Hope College's First Women's AD Dies
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A pioneer at Hope College has died. Officials with the Holland-based school announced on Friday, April 9, 2021, the death of Anne E. Irwin, the first director of women's a...
Apr 9, 2021 Dr. Anne Irwin in a 2004 file photo (photo courtesy Hope College)
One hurt in Georgetown Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A three-vehicle crash on Port Sheldon at eastbound Chicago Drive in Georgetown Township sent one person to Spectrum Zeeland with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Ott...
Apr 9, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fire at LKQ Auto investigated
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a suspicious fire reported at LKQ Auto Parts, 11475 Chicago Drive in Holland Township. Firefighters were called to the scen...
Apr 8, 2021 ((brian)) / CC
Registration for Tulip Time Run Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - One aspect of the Tulip Time Festival will return in 2021 ... in a different way. Registration is underway for the Virtual Tulip Time Run. Between now and May 10, participan...
Apr 8, 2021 Tulip Time Run (file photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Tulip bloom alert
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The recent warm weather is coaxing flowers into bloom, including the first of thousands of tulips in and around Holland. From Eighth Street and in spots along the city's Tulip ...
Apr 8, 2021 Tulips on Central Avenue, part of Holland's Tulip Lanes, on April 7, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
UPDATE: Dixie Ausema found, safe
Ottawa County Sheriff's County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Tamminga alerted media that police were able to locate Dixie Ausema and they have verified her well being. TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The s...
Apr 8, 2021 Ottawa County Shield
Saugatuck Council to Discuss "Floating Homes" in Work-Study Session
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Ahead of a scheduled business meeting set for next Monday (Apr. 12, 2021), the Saugatuck City Council on Thursday (Apr. 8, 2021) will go over a topic that has generated so...
Apr 8, 2021 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
UPDATE: One Killed, One Hospitalized in Head-On Nunica Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A two-vehicle crash near Nunica on Wednesday (Apr. 7, 2021) killed one driver and hospitalized the other driver. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Lieutenant Eric W...
Apr 7, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
18 Hope students earn research conference slots
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The 2021 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), gets underway April 12-14. It's a virtual gathering this year -- and features 18 Hope College students presenting...
Apr 7, 2021 Van Wylen Library. Courtesy, Hope College
Virtual Training for Landlords, Tenants Set for Thursday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A virtual training session set for Thursday (Apr. 8, 2021) is geared towards improving rental property relations in Holland. The city's Human Relations Commission hosts a pa...
Apr 7, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
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