Two Women Hurt in Crash South of Jenison
JENISON, MI (WHTC) - Two eastern Ottawa County women were hospitalized after a head-on crash south of Jenison on Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s Sergeant Brian Buter, along with fellow deputies and...
View ArticleNew Wayland Police Chief Begins Work Today
WAYLAND, MI (WHTC) - Wayland city officials hope that some stability has come to the leadership of their community’s police force with the beginning of Steven Harper’s tenure as Chief. He starts his...
View ArticleDouglas Council Considers Approving Money for Merger Study
DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC) - As groups for and against a proposed merger of Saugatuck and Douglas into a single governmental entity say that they will submit enough valid petition signatures to get the matter...
View ArticleHolland Budget Priorities Set; Mayor's Roundtable Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Now that the priorities are set, Holland City Manager Ryan Cotton can begin work in earnest on a proposed municipal budget for fiscal 2014. He led City Council members and...
View ArticleHolland Man Pleads Guilty in Stabbing Incident
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - A 22-year-old Holland man who had already won freedom through appealing a conviction will not be able to avoid a lengthy prison stretch this time. Despite a plea deal with...
View ArticleState Judicial Tenure Commission Holds Hearing on Lakeshore Judge
DETROIT (WHTC) - The state Judicial Tenure Commission’s opinion isn’t expected until next month after a hearing yesterday on a misconduct complaint against Hudsonville District Court Judge Kenneth...
View ArticleAllegan, Ottawa Counties Join Statewide Homeowner Help Effort
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - As taxpayers are already flocking to preparers or are sitting in front of their computers for filling out income tax returns, the specter of looming back property taxes are...
View ArticleLakeshore Lawmaker Getting Earful on Governor's Proposed Road Repair Initiative
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - As state lawmakers return to Lansing today in advance of the Governor’s budget presentation on Thursday, there is discussion on Mr. Snyder’s proposed hike in vehicle registration...
View ArticleUpton Applauds Presidential Signing of Debt Ceiling Bill; Calls for Balanced...
WASHINGTON (WHTC) - Some might say it was another kicking of the proverbial can down the road, but the President’s signature on legislation that suspends the 16.4 trillion-dollar limit on federal...
View ArticleFire at Century Lanes in Holland Doused Quickly
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Firefighters from Holland and Holland Township converged on Century Lanes around 9 AM today, responding to a fire at that bowling alley. It took crews about an hour to bring the...
View ArticleVisitation Today, Funeral Tomorrow for Fallen Soldier from Plainwell
OTSEGO, MI (WHTC) - Visitation is today at the Winkel Funeral Home in Otsego for Mark Schoonhoven, the 38-year-old Army Sergeant from Plainwell who died last month from injuries suffered when a...
View ArticleHolland Hospital Flawless in Accreditation Inspection
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A Holland Hospital program has come up with a major honor. Two surveyors from the Community Health Accreditation Program recently reviewed the hospital’s Home Health Services...
View ArticleM-DOT to Hold Open House in Nunica Tonight on M-231 Status
NUNICA, MI (WHTC) - Michigan Department of Transportation staffers will be on hand at the Crockery Township Hall in Nunica from 4 to 6 PM today to explain 2013 plans for the ongoing M-231 construction...
View ArticleFuneral Today for Fallen Solider from Plainwell
OTSEGO, MI (WHTC) - Flags across Michigan are at half-staff today in honor of Mark Schoonhoven, the 38-year-old Army Sergeant killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. The Plainwell product was on...
View ArticleGrand River Expected to Crest in Robinson Twp.
ROBINSON TWP., MI (WHTC) - The waters of the Grand River are expected to crest this morning at 15 and a third feet in Robinson Township as a result of an ice jam at the US-31 drawbridge in Grand Haven....
View ArticleConsolidation of a Different Sort Underway in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Municipal consolidation is in the air along the Lakeshore, but in one community, the talk is more about what's inside City Hall instead of joining City Halls.Everything at Holland...
View ArticleOtsego Vying in State Competition for Downtown Development Support
OTSEGO, MI (WHTC) - Otsego officials were in Lansing yesterday, making a presentation before staffers of the Michigan Main Street Program, hoping to be among three communities statewide that would...
View ArticleOttawa Co. Deputy Taken Off Patrol During Investigation
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC) - The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department has placed 10-year veteran deputy Michael VanderLaan on administrative duty pending the final disposition of a misdemeanor domestic...
View ArticleSaugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance Appeals Decision on Singapore Dunes Development
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC) - The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance has formally appealed the Saugatuck Township Planning Commission’s approval of the first phase of the Singapore Dunes development. The...
View ArticlePreliminary Hearing Today for Suspect in String of Home Burglaries
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - One of two men accused in a string of home burglaries in and around Holland could be bound over for trial. Prosecutors claim that Jabri Weatherspoon, along with Tavale Robinson,...
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