City of Kentwood
Num-num: Kentwood Farmers Market charcuterie challenge offered culinary skills, creative eye
Five contestants were given 30 minutes to first buy items from the market and then prepare a charcuterie plater for pubic vote. WKTV was there record it.
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Kent County now ‘high’ COVID risk, Wyoming, Kentwood schools issue mask mandates
Centers for Disease Control moves Kent County to ‘high’ COVID risk with Kentwood and Wyoming Public Schools announcing a mask mandate for the fall.
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WKTV’s commitment to, and coverage, of Metro Cruise runs decades deep; catch some highlights
Metro Cruise has been around since 2005, and WKTV has been providing video coverage — in many ways, long and shorter videos — since the beginning.
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Kent County Health urges residents to follow CDC guidelines
The department’s Administrative Health Officer Adam London said he does not plan to issue a mask mandate at this time but encourages everyone to follow CDC and health department guidelines.
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Kentwood’s brush drop-off site reopens for residents with storm damage
Residents can also report debris on city streets to the Department of Public Works.
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Large crowds expected at this year’s Metro Cruise
Metro Cruise returns Aug. 27 and 28 with more cars, more venues and an expectation of more crowds.
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Booths still available as Black-owned businesses to be showcased at Woodland Mall Aug. 14
The event had local community support at its debut in 2020 and will again feature booths with Black-owned businesses offering a wide range of goods and services.
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After Dream Flight, local WW2 veteran pilot looks back with detail, humor on first airplane
Gil Romeyn, current resident of Kentwood’s Breton Woods of Holland Home, remembers in great detail his training to fly with the Army Air Corps in 1942.
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Similar and different than West Nile, county health official details Jamestown Canyon virus found in Kent County
This is the first time the Jamestown Canyon virus has been detected in the county, however it was not a human case but found in mosquito testing.
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Snapshots: A community clean-up, a history lesson, and butterflies
The voting has begun for the West Michigan Tourist Association’s annual photo contest. Also, find out the best place in Michigan for “monarch madness.”
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Kentwood Farmers Market seeks entries for ‘Charcuterie Challenge’ on Aug. 12
The first-ever event will be “a food assembly showdown using only farmers market ingredients” — the deadline to apply is Aug. 9.
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In Kentwood, shared goals bring churches and police department together on National Night Out
At Ada Bible Church on East Paris Avenue, one of more than 15 events around town, Kentwood police and other personal mixed with the community.
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Kentwood votes: Tyson, VanderMolen to runoff, complete candidate field set for November
In addition to the Ward 2 runoff election set for the Nov. 2, city voters will also pick a mayor, two other council members, as well as vote on the city clerk and treasurer.
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