City of Wyoming

Kelloggsville to host Kindergarten Round Up event

Residents with children who will be 5-years-old by Sept. 1, 2018 may register their child for kindergarten at the April 10th event.

By:WKTV Staff

Grandville team nabs top honors at FIRST Robotics event, Potter’s House named top rookie team

More than 800 students from around West Michigan, and as far away as Troy and Milan, competed at the two-day event in hopes of landing a spot in the state competition set for April 12-14 at Saginaw Valley State University.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

County to start monthly tornado/high winds warning sirens on Friday

Starting Friday, April 6, and continuing on the first Friday of every month at noon through October, tornado alarm testing should be heard in Kent County homes and businesses.

By:Kent County

Kent County’s MLK event holds special meaning to attendees, new top administrator

“Honoring the Dream” memorial event was held in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th Anniversary of his assassination.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming Health and Wellness Expo on April 21 free for all ages

The Expo will feature free blood pressure checks from lead sponsor Med Express Urgent Care in Wyoming, yoga and Zumba demonstrations.

By:City of Wyoming

Balancing public use, open-space, Wyoming City Council approves new Gezon Park master plan

Highlights of the park plan include less development in the center portion but expanded parking in the south end and more modern recreational amenities in both the north and south ends.

By:K.D. Norris

The alchemy of silver and carbon monoxide? Hint: it’s a riddle

For more than three decades, the Wyoming Riddler sent folks off on mind-bending treasure hunts. But what was the madness behind the method?

By:Victoria Mullen, WKTV VOICES

World Affairs Council to begin ‘cultivating community’ series at KDL’s Wyoming branch 

The three-part spring discussion series titled “Cultivating Community through Civil Discourse” begins April 10 and “explores ways to make our community one that’s characterized by civility and respect for all.”

By:WKTV Staff

Kent County to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4

Kent County’s Board of Commissioners, Administrator’s Office and Cultural Insight Council will host an event in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th Anniversary of his assassination.

By:Kent County

Kent County’s new top administrator (and Wolverine), woman’s health advocate on WKTV Journal: In Focus

Given this week’s Wolverine return visit to the Final Four, In Focus just had to ask Wayman Britt about the lessons he learned on the basketball court and how that impacts his management style today.

By:WKTV Staff

School News Network: School shooting protests provide teachable moment on touchy topic

Wyoming Junior High eighth-graders considered what is arguably the most debated sentence in the U.S. today: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Author/refugee Samdra Uwiringiyimana visits the KDL Wyoming Branch

Sandra Uwiringiyimana tells her story of surviving a massacre, then immigrating to the United States where she overcomes the her trauma through art and activism.

By:Katie Zuidema, Kent District Library

Planet Fitness moves into former Big Lots location at Rogers Plaza

The new Planet Fitness officials opens this month with a special ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce.

By:Mary Scott, Planet Fitness

School News Network: New play includes many firsts

Never ones to shy away from a challenge, Wyoming High School student actors are bringing to the stage the quirky characters obsessed with spelling their way to perfection in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” opening tonight.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Wyoming Public Schools superintendent announces his retirement

Dr. Thomas Reeder announced his retirement at the end of the school year. The Wyoming Public Schools Board of Education plans to have Reeder’s successor in place by July 1.

By:Wyoming Public Schools