City of Kentwood

Going Local: Load A Spud Potato Bar

The spuds score big at Kentwood’s Load A Spud Potato Bar – so big in fact, that we ended up walking out with meals for the next day.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma and Mike DeWitt

It’s a rally of food trucks and fun in Kentwood Oct. 15

It will be a movable feast as local food trucks participate in Kentwood’s first Cornhole Tournament and Food Truck Rally set for Oct. 15.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Ho, ho, ho. Santa’s arrival is only two months away

Santa is scheduled to arrive in Wyoming and Kentwood in less than two months with lots of planning and preparation needed for the big event.

By:WKTV Staff

State continues move to phaseout driver responsibility fees

Calling it the “light at the end of the tunnel” Kendwood’s District Court Judge Kelly William hosts a small celebration for the second phaseout of the fees that are now reduced to one year.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

We the People: Candidate Forums

Candidate forums for Wyoming City Council 2nd and 3rd Ward, Kent County Commission District 8, 12, and 13, and State House of Representatives District 77. The election is November 8, make sure to vote!

By:Mike DeWitt

We the People: Kent County Commission Candidates

Candidates for the Kent County Commission Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13. The election is on November 8, make sure to vote!

By:Mike DeWitt

We the People: U.S. and State House of Representatives

Candidates for the US and State House of Representatives. US districts include the 2nd and 3rd District. State districts include 72nd and 77th District. The election is on November 8, make sure to vote!

By:Mike DeWitt

Community organizations come together for first South Kent Expo

The first South Kent Community Expo is set for this Saturday with more than 80 vendors expected including several restaurants and food stores offering tastings.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kentwood police continues investigation on Sept. 17 hit-and-run

The Kentwood Police Department is looking for a 1999-2003 Mitsubishi Galant, dark silver to medium gray, with damager to the passenger side of the vehicle, according to police.

By:WKTV Staff

Two area graduates receive scholarships from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Two area graduates – one from Wyoming and one for Kentwood – were listed as among the 2016 scholarship recipients from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. [Read More]

By:WKTV Staff

Metro Cruise Pin Up Girl Contest rescheduled for this Saturday

Due to rain, the Metro Cruise Pin Up Contest was postponed. The event has been rescheduled for this Saturday at Rogers Plaza.

By:WKTV Staff

Snowplow drivers prep for winter at the annual Roadeo

The sun sat high in the sky beating down on the hot, black pavement. Tthe competitors in front of me had come and gone, and there I stood face-to-face with more than 50,000 pounds of metal that I was expected to control through a timed obstacle course.

By:Mike DeWitt

Second candidate forum focuses on candidates for Kentwood

Thursday’s candidate forum highlights Kent County Commission races that represent Kentwood residents. The forum is at the KDL Kentwood Branch.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Free books now available to travelers at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport

Gerald R. Ford International Airport partners with the Kent District Library for the “Little Free Library – Take a Book, Leave a Book,” where travelers can pick up a free book to enjoy during their travels.

By:Tara Hernandez

Two years later, little impact felt from Michigan’s Right-to-Work law

For the first time in 10 years, Michigan’s unions see a membership increase in statewide numbers while in that same period unemployment has gone down. So did the two-year-old Right-to-Work law really have an impact on the state’s economy?

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma