Low Cost Control of Invasive Species at Ottawa County Parks is in Place
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Invasive species located in Ottawa County Parks have a new foe. A simple solution was put in place earlier this week with goats grazing on such plants as poison ivy, buckthorn and...
View ArticleChef Series Continues at Holland Farmers Market
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- The Chef Series at the Holland Farmers Market continues this weekend with The Piper Restaurant’s Chef Keaton Stearns will demonstrate how to use a wide selection of leafy greens...
View ArticleTulip Pull for America in Bloom is This Morning in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The second-annual Community Tulip Pull to fund Holland’s America in Bloom efforts is this morning from 9 AM to 12 Noon. Residents can pay 10 dollars for a five-gallon bucket to...
View ArticleAnother Late-Night, Strong-Arm Robbery Outside of a Holland-Area Bank
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – For the second time in 11 days, a late night drop at a Holland-area bank was the target of a robbery.According to Holland Public Safety Captain Bob Buursma, an unnamed 21-year-old...
View ArticleWest Ottawa H. S. Graduation Today Tinged with Sorrow
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Today will be a happy day for seniors graduating from West Ottawa High School but there will be a somber note as they remember a fallen classmate. Jose Moreno drowned when he and a...
View ArticleZeeland Township Accident Sends Two to the Hospital
UNDATED (WHTC) -- An accident in Zeeland Township Saturday evening sent two people to the hospital. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the accident in the eastbound lanes of I-...
View ArticleHolland Couple Killed in Crash NW of Allegan
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC) - A Holland couple in their 60's died last night when their motorcycle slammed head on into a car on M-40 northwest of Allegan around 5:40 PM.According to Sheriff's Deputies,...
View ArticleCourt Docket Busy in Allegan, Grand Haven
UNDATED (WHTC) - It promises to be a busy docket for Circuit Courts in Allegan and Grand Haven today.A request for a new trial is slated this afternoon before Ottawa County Circuit Court Judge Jon...
View ArticleTrendway's New COO Starts Job Today
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - It’s the first day on the job for Mark Kinsler as the new Chief Operating Officer for Holland-based office furniture maker Trendway. The former Michigan Economic Development...
View ArticleZeeland BPW Water/Sewer Rate Hike Request to be Considered
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - During tonight’s Zeeland City Council meeting, the members are expected to formally approve rate increases for water and sewer customers of the Zeeland Board of Public Works....
View ArticleVacancy Opens on West Ottawa Board of Education
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The West Ottawa Board of Education has an opening. Current Board member Bill Kangas has served since July 2007. In a press release from West Ottawa Public Schools, Kangas noted in...
View ArticleTwins Sentenced in Ottawa County Circuit Court
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Twin teenage girls were in an Ottawa County courtroom on Monday to learn their sentences in connection with several car break-ins of Jenison area churches and retirement homes back in...
View ArticleJCI Completes Deal for Another Division
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Another part of JCI has a new owner. The head liner and sun visor business has been acquired by Motus Integrated Technologies. Motus’ North American corporate offices are in...
View ArticleZeeland BPW Water/Sewer Rate Hike Request Approved
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - During last night's Zeeland City Council meeting, the members approved rate increases for water and sewer customers of the Zeeland Board of Public Works. Utility officials say that...
View ArticleNew Trial Request by Wyngarden's Attorney Rejected
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - An effort to get a new trial for a convicted double murderer continues. Ottawa County Circuit Court Judge Jon Hulsing rejected such a request by attorney David Hall as Ryan...
View ArticleHolland Firefighters Respond to Industrial Blaze
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A relatively small fire brought out Holland Public Safety firefighters to a business on the South Side last night. Investigators believe that sparks from production inside the...
View ArticleNatural Gas Leak Closes Busy Intersection on Holland's South Side (updated...
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - One of the busiest intersections on Holland's South Side has been closed.Crews are at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and 48th Street, on M-40 just south of US-31, on a report...
View ArticleLocal Coalition Pushes Passage of Aug. 5 Election Proposal
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A local coalition of governmental and business leaders is campaigning for passage of Proposal 1 on the August 5 Primary Election ballot.Led in a Tuesday afternoon rally by Holland...
View ArticleReplacement for Retiring Ottawa Co. Clerk Named
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - A new Ottawa County Clerk has been named. Circuit Court judges yesterday promoted Justin Roebuck to replace Dan Krueger when he retires on June 27th after being in the post...
View ArticleGas Leak Will Close Holland Intersection Until Friday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Motorists looking to get from Holland to Hamilton and vice versa will be inconvenienced for the next couple of days. State Department of Transportation officials say it will be...
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