City of Kentwood
City of Kentwood’s Thursday Farmers Market returns June 3 with special activities, concerts planned
The market will take place 4:30-7:30 p.m. each Thursday in front of the Kent District Library – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) Branch, 4950 Breton Ave. SE.
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City of Kentwood launches survey, creates advisory committees, to guide Covenant Park development
The online survey will allow community members to share input on the development of the once-called Christian Athletic Complex and its 109 acres.
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As ‘Veterans Homes’ GR readies new facility, new member model, WKTV invited to visit
Things are starting to get back to normal at West Michigan’s veteran-care facility, but with the near completion of facility and service changes, there will also be a new normal.
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Kentwood’s Spotlight on Seniors Health and Fitness Expo planned out-of-doors at library on May 25
The Kentwood Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Georgetown Seniors, will host the 22nd annual Spotlight on Seniors Health and Fitness Expo on Tuesday, May 25 — this year as an outdoor event.
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City of Kentwood mayor invites community members to join its summer team
The city is recruiting seasonal maintenance workers to join its Public Works Department to help maintain City parks, buildings and other facilities.
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Eyeing ‘redesign’ of education, locally led group’s pandemic ‘student recovery’ plan released by state
The MI Blueprint for Comprehensive Student Recovery plan offers guidance to school leaders to “provide every Michigan student with the resources they need to thrive post-pandemic.”
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Kentwood to again parade public works equipment as part of countywide ‘Fleets Though the Streets’
The city’s Department of Public Works will again take big trucks, along with other city vehicles, to the streets on Saturday, May 22.
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Kentwood Police Department receives honor from Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission
The police department’s Traffic Services Bureau launched a safety campaign during the 2019-20 school year that provided dedicated personnel to monitor and enforce residential speed limits near schools.
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Snapshots: WKTV videos, YouTube and elsewhere, you might have missed
We have an exclusive music video and interview with the band, a great game of high school baseball on-demand, and good news in the Godfrey-Lee community.
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County health department opens 200 vaccine appointments for youth age 12-15 at Saturday clinics
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for 12-15 year olds, so the county is moving to supply appointments.
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No ‘Accidental’ plan to get through pandemic hibernation — West Michigan band makes new music, longs for the road
If The Accidentals plan works the way they envision, Katie, Sav and Michael will be playing music off their just-dropped release, “TIME OUT (Session 1)”, live and in front of an audience in Kentwood and elsewhere this fall.
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SpartanNash launches companywide fundraising effort for Special Olympics
SpartanNash is hosting a special fundraising drive for Special Olympcis and the State Summer Games through May 16.
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MDHHS turns over school quarantine enforcement to local health departments
Kent County Health Department announces it will not require schools to comply with state quarantine guidelines.
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