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Local State Lawmakers Rally to Support Jailed Restaurateur
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Some Republican state lawmakers came to support a jailed Holland restaurateur on Monday. Senators Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) and Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville) were joined by Re...
Mar 22, 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
Woman accosted in Holland Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a suspicious incident that happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2021, according to Sheriff's Sgt. Nicholas Knott....
Mar 22, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Hundreds attend Marlena Bistro rally
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Hundreds of people visited Holland over the weekend, in a hastily arranged rally. Many said they were there to support Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, the Holland restaurant owner now ...
Mar 22, 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
UPDATE: Zeeland man dies after car-motorcycle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Zeeland resident Trent Payne, 26, has died from injuries suffered in a car-motorcycle crash on Sunday, March 21, 2021, according to a statement from Ottawa County Sheriff's aut...
Mar 21, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
GV Party Store break-in investigated
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- After a break-in at GV Party Store, 4963 Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale Township, Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies are investigating. Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Dill indicated the ...
Mar 20, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Holland Twp. woman hurt in crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 60-year-old Holland Township woman was rushed to Holland Hospital after a traffic crash on Friday, March 19, 2021, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities. The two-c...
Mar 20, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Rally planned as Pavlos-Hackney remains in jail
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland restaurant owner Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, 55, is being held in Ingham County Jail on contempt of court orders. Her bond had been denied, and jail records indicate she ca...
Mar 20, 2021 Marlena Pavlos-Hackney's Ingham County Jail mugshot
Good things on The Lakeshore, March 19, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore talks each week to morning news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference in West Michigan. Here...
Mar 19, 2021 One of Steve Damstra's remarkable sunset photos. Courtesy, Steve Damstra / The Lakeshore WM
COVID illnesses edge up in Ottawa, Allegan counties
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The number of people getting diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ottawa and Allegan counties is edging up, as it is statewide. In Allegan County, where 7,690 people have been identified...
Mar 19, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Marlena Pavlos-Hackney of Holland in custody, faces food-service violation charge
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, the owner of Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, was arrested without incident on Friday, March 19, 2021, by Michigan State Police. Michigan Attorne...
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