City of Kentwood
Local law enforcement and BBB share tips on how to recognize scams and how consumers can protect themselves
In the first of two stories, WKTV talks with the experts, then our writer shares personal stories of herself and others who faced scam attempts.
By:
Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber hires entrepreneur, longtime volunteer as next president
Keith Morgan brings a vast range of business experience to the Wyoming Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce, having served in corporate management and having started his own small business from scratch.
By:
KDL pauses indoor programs, libraries remain open
Kent Distrist Library has paused all in-person, indoor programs with library remaining open for all other services and resources.
By:
Kentwood’s 62-B District Court now offering innovative kiosk, distance payment system
A touch-screen kiosk, among other uses, allows individuals to check-in for court remotely, and you can pay bills online from the parking lot.
By:
Kent County offers free radon test kits in January for National Radon Action Month
Radon-caused lung cancer kills more than 20,000 Americans every year, but testing and mitigation is easy.
By:
City of Kentwood’s MLK Day events, set for Jan. 15, has been postponed
Donations at the event will stock Little Free Pantry, which started in 2017 as a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community service project.
By:
County public works’ GR center offers electronics recycling, ‘SafeChem’ drop-off — and new swap shop in multiple locations
The “drop and shop” operation is offered all five of the county-managed chemical drop-off locations, including ones in the Kentwood and Wyoming area.
By:
Kent County leadership, veterans groups meet, discuss next steps on Veterans Millage renewal plans
Kent County’s Veterans Millage Renewal Subcommittee will meet again Jan. 18 to consider a possible August 2022 countywide vote.
By:
Leaders of Kent County Board of Commissioners look back on 2021, forward to new year
As the board detailed the county’s 2021 accomplishments — not the least of which was battling the pandemic — the board selected new leaders to begin 2022.
By:
Local musicians get hometown streaming platform through Kent District library
“As a library, it’s our responsibility to provide quality, worthwhile, important content to our patrons,” said KDL’s David Specht. “We saw this as an opportunity to do that.”
By:
Want music for New Year’s Eve in-home party? WKTV has an evening of concerts for you
WKTV was at the summer’s Kentwood Concert series and will rebroadcast them running through the stroke of the New Year with The Soul Syndicate.
By:
Following changed federal guidelines, county health department revises COVID quarantine protocols
The new CDC and KCHD guidance shortens the isolation and quarantine periods under certain scenarios.
By:
For school glory, and scholarship, East Kentwood esports players earn titles in emerging competitive sport
The Falcons new esports teams and players compete in competitions of electronic sports, also called competitive video gaming.
By:
