City of Wyoming
As ‘stay-at-home’ eases, Kent County COVID-19 contact tracing — and community volunteer need — remains important
The Kent County Health Department is still seeking contact tracing volunteers to work with the department’s staff “mitigating the community spread of the virus.”
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Metro Health Farm Market, others set to open as scheduled
Metro Health Farm Market is scheduled to open May 14 with the Kentwood Farmers Market opening the beginning of June on June 4.
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High voter turnout leads to good news for Kelloggsville, Godwin Heights
While mostly done by mail, the voter turnout for the May 5 election was about 14 percent, higher than similar elections, according to Wyoming’s City Clerk Kelli VandenBerg.
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Metro Health – University of Michigan Health helps to find a COVID-19 treatment
Metro Health is among the hospitals contributing a research project in the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19.
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Local ‘mutual aid’ group advocating for Wyoming, Kentwood renters in COVID-19 financial hardship
The Grand Rapids Area Mutual Aid Network’s initial focus was to provide grocery deliveries to households but as the needs of “marginalized people” expand, so does its work.
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Wyoming summer concerts cancelled, eyeing something for the fall
Organizers meeting to plan a special event for the fall.
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Kent County mobile COVID-19 hotspot health screening app now available in Español
The app was originally launched in English in April and provides health officials with data that could identify future COVID-19 hot spots.
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After month offline, and recycling piling up at home, county recycling center back in operation
Starting Monday, Kent County’s main downtown recycling center and the North Kent drop-off will be accepting household recyclables, although neither facility will be open on Saturdays at this time, according to the county’s Department of Public Works.
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By Joanne Bailey-Boorsmajoanne@wktv.org There have been a few nice days these past couple of weeks and the weekend at least is looking dry, which means [Read More]
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Pronto Pups soon to be available in Grand Rapids
A Wyoming resident and Kentwood resident form a partnership to bring the popular food item to Grand Rapids.
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May 5 local school funding vote in Wyoming, Kentwood to be a ballot process unlike any other
While absentee ballots are the “preferred” voting means May 5, both cities are required to have one polling place open where individuals can register and vote day of and in person.
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Kelloggsville asking for sinking fund to help with long-term projects
New carpet, lockers, playground upgrades, parking repaving and roof replacements are just some of the items the district is hoping to cover with funds from a May 5 sinking fund proposal.
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Local hotdog and ice cream walk-up eatery opens, with restrictions but optimism
The 44th Street Dog and Dairy opened just about its normal time of mid-April. But is it not entirely “business as usual” due to current restrictions on restaurants.
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SpartanNash announces partnership to support local restaurants
Anna’s House, City Built Brewery and The Friesian are just some of the restaurant offerings available at area Family Fare stores.
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Wyoming, Kentwood craft breweries staying positive despite ‘first to close, last to open’ concerns
Like most restaurants, they are offer take-out and delivery of food. Like most breweries, they offer to-go craft beer choices. And they offer the kind of thoughtful optimism that any good bartender will offer up over a cold pint.
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