City of Kentwood

BISSELL Pet Foundation fights shelter overcrowding

More than 1,800 pets adopted in recent nationwide emergency event to relieve animal shelters.

By:Brittany Schlacter, BiSSELL Pet Foundation

Holland Home expands with third assisted living building at Breton campus

Recently, Holland Home expanded its Breton Woods campus, located in Kentwood, to add a new 15-bed assisted living unit and activity center with a gym and exercise area.

By:WKTV Staff

For this Metro Cruise group, it’s not just about the cars — but the stories and the friendships, too

While it is the cars that bring these collectors together, it is the stories that build the friendships and keep these friends returning to the annual Metro Cruise.

By:Joanne BaileyBoorsma

Cascade Township to host ‘Metro Cruise Warm-Up’ all-ages event on Thursday, Aug. 26

The free event will take place from 4:30-8:30 p.m., and will feature activities for car enthusiasts, music lovers, and families and children.

By:WKTV Staff

County seeks applicants for boards and commissions, including a Wyoming resident to library board

One position requires a citizen of Wyoming to serve on the Kent District Library Board. But there are openings for anybody wanting to serve.

By:WKTV Staff

Metro Cruise, looking east for cruise extension and more exposure, partners with Woodland Mall

Cruising with the 28th Street Metro Cruise once extended from Cascade to Wyoming, with Woodland Mall a turnaround for some. This year the mall will return to action.

By:K.D. Norris

Snapshots: Car talk and a look at what’s coming next

With Metro Cruise around the corner, we have some car talk, including a look at the oldest car in the world. Also, ArtPrize and a lot of cool events coming up this fall.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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.

By:K.D. Norris

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.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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.

By:K.D. Norris

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.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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.

By:WKTV Staff

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.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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.

By:WKTV Staff

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.

By:K.D. Norris