City of Wyoming

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

Per residents’ request, Wyoming City Council considers short-term rental ordinance

In response to residents’ concerns, the Wyoming City Council will be considering an ordinance on short-term rentals at its upcoming regular meeting.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kent County’s Lead Task Force, reverend turned candidate on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

On the latest episode of WKTV Journal: In Focus, two members of the Kent County Lead Task Force, and one of the Democratic candidates attempting to unseat Republican U.S. Congressman Justin Amash.

By:WKTV Staff

WKTV featured games schedule takes break until baseball, softball available

While the spring broadcast schedule for the WKTV sports crew is still being completed it it expected to include boys baseball, girls softball, and girls water polo.

By:WKTV Staff

State and local roadwork plans part of Chamber’s March WKTV Government Matters meeting

Discussions ranged from international trade wars to local mental health care, but those spring pot-hole problems took center stage early.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming City Council unable to meet super majority, Reserve rezoning fails

Due to a protest petition, the Wyoming City Council was unable to meet a two-thirds vote requirement for a rezoning request for the Reserve at Rivertown with the request failing to be approved.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Wyoming high’s latest Alpha Wolf ceremony to air on WKTV

Wyoming High School honored six exemplary students with the Alpha Wolf 11 Champion of Character Award, and WKTV’s cameras were there to assist the school in recording the event.

By:WKTV Staff

Council member VerHulst steps down, Wyoming begins search for replacement

William A. Ver Hulst announced his retirement from the Wyoming City Council at Monday’s meeting. The city will be accepting applications to fill the First Ward seat until March 19.

By:City of Wyoming

Boys District basketball, with WKTV coverage, begins March high school sports action

March Madness, the high school version, will have the WKTV sports coverage crew out at Wyoming Kelloggsville this week for the Class B District 57 tournament.

By:Mike Moll, WKTV Volunteer Sports Director

Godfrey-Lee superintendent talks about millage request on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

An extension of an existing sinking fund millage will improve safety, security and technology while allowing more general fund dollars to be spend in the classroom.

By:WKTV Staff

School News Network: Technology Turns Biographer Reports into Multimedia Efforts

Students in teachers Julie Tessier’s and Michele LeMieux’s classrooms took a multimedia approach to writing biographies — they recorded their work like mini-broadcasters.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network