Category Archives: Local News
Holland Rescue Mission's Longest-Serving Volunteer Retires
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - "The Bread Man" has delivered his last loaf. The Holland Rescue Mission announced this week that Bill Plumert, the ministry's longest-serving volunteer, has retired after 22...
Jan 15, 2021 Bill Plumert is seen collecting surplus bread products for distribution to the Holland Rescue Mission. (photo contributed by Holland Rescue Mission)
Two Finalists Emerge in West Ottawa School Chief Search
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search for a new operational leader of a Lakeshore school district is now down to two. Earlier this week, after a series of virtual interviews with five finalists f...
Jan 15, 2021 West Ottawa Public Schools (image courtesy West Ottawa Public Schools)
Ottawa County: Fewer fatal crashes in 2020
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker is putting together his annual report and found a few interesting traffic statistics, so he's shared with the media. For example, in 2020, n...
Jan 14, 2021 Ottawa County Cruiser
Holland Museum events for MLK Jr. Day, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Had he not been assassinated in 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would turn 92 on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. These days, his birthday is a national holiday, celebrated this ye...
Jan 14, 2021 Holland Museum (photo courtesy Holland Museum)
Meijer joins COVID-19 vaccine effort
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- Michigan has another ally in the fight against COVID-19: Meijer. The Walker-based chain is set to start vaccinating for people over the age of 65, starting in Wayne County next...
Jan 14, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department
Holland Police Log January 13-14, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --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 (61...
Jan 14, 2021
No injuries after Holland Twp. rollover crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A two-vehicle rollover crash shut down the intersection of US 31 and James Street in Holland Township on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 -- but no one was hurt, according to Ottawa Co...
Jan 13, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland Police Log January 12-13, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --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 (61...
Jan 13, 2021
Staff Videos Featured in Tonight's Holland City Council Work-Study Session
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - One of the first steps towards formulating a Fiscal 2022 budget for the City of Holland will be taken tonight. When the Holland City Council holds its biweekly work study se...
Jan 13, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
Holland Twp. shooting victims IDed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Autopsies have been completed on the two Holland Township residents found shot dead in their apartment on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Ottawa County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Bennett ind...
Jan 12, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
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