Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck Looking to Extend Interim Mgr. Deal as Search for Permanent Mgr. Continues
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A change of leadership in a Lakeshore community continues. With the appointment of Mark Bekken to a second stint as Mayor of Saugatuck by his fellow City Council members e...
Nov 20, 2020 Saugatuck city sign. File photo
Free COVID-19 tests in Ottawa, Allegan counties, Nov. 20, 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE (WHTC-AM/FM) -- County health officials are offering free COVID-19 tests -- but people may not get test results for up to six days, too late to know for sure they won't infect family or ...
Nov 20, 2020 Arial footage of the Nov. 17, 2020, Grand Haven COVID-19 testing event. Image courtesy of the Ottawa County Road Commission
Kerstmarkt Begins in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Not all annual traditions have been casualties of the COVID 19 outbreak this year. The 24th annual Kerstmarkt begins on Saturday at the 8th Street Marketplace in downtown Ho...
Nov 20, 2020 COURTESY PHOTO: A vendor display wares at Holland's Kerstmarkt. Mandatory Credit: Holland Friends of Art-courtesy photo
No injuries in Holland house fire, Nov. 19, 2020
PRESS RELEASE (WHTC-AM/FM) -- One person is temporarily homeless after a fire at 126 E. 15th Street in Holland late Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Holland fire authorities say no one was hurt, but the attic...
Nov 20, 2020 Holland firefighters at 126 E. 15th St., Nov. 19, 2020. No injuries reported. Courtesy, HDPS Fire Services
Arrest after armed robbery at Holland West Mobile
PRESS RELEASE (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A teenager is in Ottawa County's juvenile detention facility awaiting arraignment on several charges related to an alleged armed robbery, according to Ottawa County Sheri...
Nov 20, 2020 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
Holland Police Log November 18-19, 2020
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 (616) 355-1100 during norm...
Nov 19, 2020
Tulip Time Commissions 2021 Official Festival Artwork
PRESS RELEASE (WHTC-AM/FM) - Aron Lowe will get another chance to shine at Tulip Time. In the wake of last year's cancellation of Holland's annual signature event, festival officials announced on Thur...
Nov 19, 2020 The 2021 Tulip Time Festival poster, "Here Ye, Hear Ye, Spring is Here" by Aron Lowe. Courtesy, Tulip Time Festival
Shirkey launches COVID-19-awareness ad
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan Senate majority Leader Mike Shirkey said he wanted to make a COVID-19 public-service announcement with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, after he and other state Republican lawma...
Nov 19, 2020 A screenshot of a COVID-19-awareness public service announcement featuring Michigan Sen. Mike Shirkey and Henry Ford Health System Dr. Mark Smith.
Pullman resident dies while resisting arrest, investigation underway
PULLMAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An investigation is being launched by the Michigan State Police (MSP) after a Pullman resident died while resisting arrest, MSP officials reported Wednesday. Police say that...
Nov 18, 2020
Holland City Council meeting canceled
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland City Council's regular meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, has been canceled. The next regular city council meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. on Wedn...
Nov 18, 2020 Holland residents lined up outside City Hall after 7 p.m. to vote on Nov. 3, 2020. Peg McNichol/Midwest Communication
