Two Hurt in Blendon Twp. Crash
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC) - A two-vehicle crash in Blendon Township late on Sunday morning hospitalized the two drivers involved.According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Deputies, 23-year-old Elise Hartnup...
View Article"The Urgency of Now;" Hope Professor Addresses Convocation
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The newest Hope College students were challenged to lead “an examined life” on Sunday.Dr. Patrice Rankine, dean for the Arts and Humanities and a professor of Classics at the...
View ArticleTwo Hurt in Crash West of Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC) - A two-vehicle crash west of Nunica hospitalized two 60-year-old women from Spring Lake last night.According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Deputies, 39-year-old Tracy McMartin,...
View ArticleFennville Man Arrested for Drunken Driving in South Haven; Four Children in Car
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - A Fennville man who was one of half a dozen drivers caught driving drunk in Van Buren County this weekend, will face multiple charges because he had his wife and four...
View ArticleFormer Allegan Co. Commissioner Slated for Sentencing in Embezzlement Case
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Sentencing is this afternoon for Terry Burns, the former Allegan County Commissioner who pleaded guilty to attempted embezzlement charges stemming from taking several thousand...
View ArticleHolland Township Man Arraigned on Felonious Assault Charge
UNDATED (WHTC) -- A Holland Township man was arraigned today on charges of Felonious Assault, Felony Firearm Possession and Probation Violation, following a threatening incident at a north side Holland...
View ArticlePublic Meeting Set to Discuss Dog Park for Grand Ravines County Park
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Dog lovers in Ottawa County will be pleased to hear that a public hearing is scheduled to discuss an off-leash dog park. The dog park would become part of the 187-acre Grand Ravines...
View ArticleLocal Lawmaker Attempting to get Social Security for Fire and Police
UNDATED (WHTC) -- A local State Representative has started the ball rolling in an effort to get police and fire employees the option of enrolling in the federal Social Security program. Lawmaker...
View ArticleArmed Robbery in Holland Township Monday Afternoon
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an armed robbery Monday afternoon at the Whispering Pines apartment complex near 136th Ave. and Quincy St. Captain Mark Bennett...
View ArticleNo Decision Yet on M-40 Traffic Problem
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council’s Policy Committee, made up of elected leaders from the Lakeshore’s communities, heard a presentation from state Department of...
View ArticleSmartZone Proposal to be Discussed by Local Leaders Tonight
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - Members of the Holland City Council will join with board members from Ottawa County and Holland Township in a special work-study session this evening at the MSU Bioeconomy...
View ArticleFormer Allegan Co. Commissioner Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - At least two months in jail, 18 months of probation and fines were levied yesterday on Terry Burns. The one-time Allegan County Commissioner from Saugatuck pled guilty to an...
View ArticleTwo Hospitalized in Separate Crashes on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - A common thread of failing to yield the right of way led to two crashes on Holland's North Side about six hours apart yesterday.The first occurred around 1:21 PM, as...
View ArticleHelp Wanted Signs Out for Two Firms at Holland Michigan Works! Office
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The Help Wanted sign is back up at the Michigan Works Office in Holland, as Home Instead Senior Care and Dialogue Direct are looking to bolster their workforce. The national Home...
View ArticleClasses Underway at Hope College
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Classes began this morning for Hope College’s 153rd Academic Year, with officials saying that around 840 freshmen and another record of nearly 34 hundred total students are...
View ArticleLightning Strikes Middle School in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Holland Public Safety Fire and Police Departments are on scene at Shore Shore Christian Middle School this afternoon. A lightning strike was reported around 2:30 P.M. Public...
View ArticleSmartZone Proposal Discussed by Local Leaders
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - The boards of Ottawa County and Holland Township huddled with Holland City Council members at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute on Holland’s North Side last night for a joint...
View ArticleLightning Strikes Middle School in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Less than five thousand dollars in damage and no injuries were reported when a lightning strike sparked a small fire at Holland Christian’s South Shore Middle School yesterday...
View ArticleTwo Hurt in Crash Near Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE TWP., MI (WHTC) - A two-vehicle crash southeast of Spring Lake injured two local residents last night. Deputies say that 33-year-old Tanja Stroessner apparently drove through a stop sign...
View ArticleCourt Docket Busy Along Lakeshore
UNDATED (WHTC) - Three separate, high-profile criminal cases this summer are on Lakeshore court dockets for this Wednesday.Two men arrested during the past week in the Holland are scheduled for...
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