City of Kentwood
What can be recycled in Kent County, and how to do it — Holiday light strings
We asked the Kent County Department of Public Works to find out what to do with those annoying strings of holiday lights that no longer work.
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Veterans millage ‘continuation’ plans takes step forward after Kent County subcommittee meeting
The decision to take the millage request to the voters would eventually need to be approved by the full Board of Commissioners.
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Safer roads and licensed drivers: Kentwood’s 62-B District Court launches On the Road program
The new program helps individuals with certain license-related charges to obtain a valid license, potentially avoid a criminal conviction, and help the community have safer roads.
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Kentwood will ask for permanent dedicated parks, trails and recreation millage on Aug. 2 ballot
The 1 mil millage would fund improvements to all trails and parks, as well as expand and enhance recreation programming.
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Readers download a record one million books from KDL in 2021
The ongoing COVID pandemic hasn’t stopped Kent County residents from reading library books, but it has influenced the way they get them.
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Gonzo’s Top 5: Basketball, Star Wars, and RVs
It is a weekend full of fun as the Globetrotters and the Grand Rapids Gold play (in separate games) and the World of Winter continues with an array of live entertainment.
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County commission terms to become four years, but not until 2024
“Having the four years allows you to work together more on a local level while forming relationships and concentrating on the needs of the county,” said Kent County Commissioner Dan Burrill.
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Writer, others share real life stories to raise awareness of current scams to warn readers
In the second to two stories, a WKTV writer shares personal stories of herself and others who faced scam attempts.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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