Category Archives: Local News
Avalon School of the Arts: Staying Alive During Pandemic
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect that both Rich and Marie Burkholder are co-owners of Avalon Music Academy in Holland. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Holland area residents ...
Apr 16, 2020
Cameron Toppen pleads guilty to murdering baby
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Grand Haven resident Cameron Toppen, 20, entered a guilty plea to murdering his girlfriend’s baby in 2018, according to the Grand Haven Tribune. In a plea deal, Topp...
Apr 16, 2020
Upton Remains Cautious as President Wants to Restart Economy
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) – President Trump wants to restart the economy soon, but a fellow Republican on Capitol Hill is a little more cautious. At a White House briefing on Wednesday, Mr. Trump ...
Apr 16, 2020
Holland City Council meeting set for 6:30 p.m. today, April 15, 2020
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) — Holland City Council is set to meet at 6:30 p.m. today, April 15, 2020, at Holland City Hall, 270 S. River Ave. City officials encourage people to participate via livestre...
Apr 15, 2020
Hope Students to Present Research Via Online Celebration
HOLLAND, MI (PRESS RELEASE) - With necessity having mothered invention, this year's Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity at Hope College will be available to audiences around th...
Apr 15, 2020
Health officials to call people exposed to COVID-19
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — County and state health department officials typically doesn’t make calls to the public — until now. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials...
Apr 15, 2020
Holland Police April 14-15, 2020
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, ca...
Apr 15, 2020
Holland Public Schools to Roll Out Remote Learning Plan
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Lakeshore school districts are bringing out their remote learning programs in the wake of the end of "in-person" learning in Michigan for the rest of Academic 2020. Ho...
Apr 15, 2020
Fire destroys Arlington Twp. pole barn
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Four Van Buren County fire departments were called to a pole barn fire in Arlington Township on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. No one was hurt. Bangor Community Fire Department,...
Apr 15, 2020
Sleeping Bear Dunes takes further closure measures due to COVID-19
EMPIRE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 spread, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore officials have announced further closures to the area. Officials made the announcement via Fa...
Apr 14, 2020
