Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Fatal Crash Closes Stretch of Port Sheldon in Olive Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — One person is dead after a car went off the road and struck a tree in Olive Township at 3:14 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. J. Douglas. Depu...
Dec 13, 2019
Holland Police Log, Dec. 6-12, 2019
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...
Dec 12, 2019
Students with Special Needs Receive Visit from Santa
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The Holland Junior Welfare League (HJWL) and Santa visited the Ottawa Area Center Tuesday, December 3 bringing personalized gifts and Christmas cheer to students aged 3-26...
Dec 12, 2019
Holland, Zeeland Open Houses Today, Dec. 12, 2019
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The cities of Holland and Zeeland have separate holiday open house events today, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra is set to host his annual Christmas ...
Dec 12, 2019
UPDATE: West Ottawa Student Killed in Car-Pedestrian Crash Identified
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County Sheriff’s authorities have identified the teen who died after being struck by a car Wednesday morning as Aline Mapendo, 16, of Holland Township. The We...
Dec 11, 2019
Upton, Quigley Legislation to Support Great Lakes Fisheries Passes House
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Fred Upton (MI-06) and Mike Quigley (IL-05) to support fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin passed the House of Representa...
Dec 11, 2019
House Passes Huizenga Amended Legislation to Protect Great Lakes Communities from Erosion
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) spoke on the House floor after introducing an amendment to H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act. H.R. 729 cr...
Dec 11, 2019
UPDATE: Fourth Drive-By Shootings in 6 Months in Holland Township
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include a fourth shooting, on Nov. 21, 2019, in the same area as three others currently being investigated by Ottawa County Sheriff’s detectiv...
Dec 10, 2019
Upton, Dingell, Kildee and Mitchell Appeal to Trudeau: No Nuclear Waste In the Great Lakes Basin
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — When U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Debbie Dingell joined with a handful of other House members last Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, to decry plans by Canadian officials to put...
Dec 10, 2019
Ottawa Dispatch Protocol Investigated in Boone Murder Case
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority officials are investigating why a 911 call from an accused murderer Kenneth Boone never made it to sheriff’s deputies. Boone...
Dec 10, 2019
