Category Archives: Local News
Admin. Vanderberg Gets High Marks by Co. Board
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC) – The operation of Ottawa County Government is is good hands. So says the Board of Commissioners, who last week disclosed its annual evaluation of Administrator Al Vanderbe...
Jan 02, 2017
"Reluctant" Victim Hampering Stabbing Investigation
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – The case of investigating a stabbing on Holland’s North Side has not been an easy one for detectives. That’s because of an apparent lack of cooperation by t...
Dec 30, 2016
Lakeshore Hit by Glancing Winter Blow
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – It looks as if the Lakeshore may have dodged a winter storm bullet. A winter weather advisory was cancelled an hour ahead of the scheduled 10 AM expiration time for All...
Dec 30, 2016
Stu Visser Looks Back as Retirement Beckons
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC) – There will be some transition for the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners in 2017. The panel will see one new face with one empty seat when it holds its next scheduled me...
Dec 29, 2016
Barn Burns Down East of Ottawa-Kent Co. Line
BYRON TWP., MI (WHTC) – A barn about a mile east of the Ottawa-Kent county line burned to the ground overnight. Crews from at least two departments responded to the 2:45 AM blaze in the 45 hundr...
Dec 29, 2016
Two Men Hurt, Alcohol "a Factor" in North Side Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – Two Holland men were hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash on Holland’s North Side overnight. According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jay Douglas,...
Dec 29, 2016
Emergency Repairs Closing Downtown Street
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Although this is not construction season along the Lakeshore, the orange barrels will be prominent on a downtown Holland street this week. Holland Board of Public Works crews have...
Dec 28, 2016
WATCH: Harpist Provides "Therapy Ministry" at Holland Hospital
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Her “day job” is Professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary. However, Dr. Carol Bechtel is also an accomplished harpist, and she provides a ̶...
Dec 28, 2016
Former State House Hopeful Jailed on Conviction
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - A former Grand Haven School Board member was hoping to begin 2017 on the state Capitol steps in Lansing but will instead start the new year in the Ottawa County Jail. Brandon ...
Dec 28, 2016
Armed Robbers Sought in South Side Apt. Heist
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Holland police are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a south side apartment dweller in his own residence late on Monday night. According to Holland Public Safety detectives...
Dec 27, 2016
