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Annual Santa parade set to take place along Division this Saturday

More than 60 groups will participate in this year’s parade including five local bands.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Metro Health’s Child Life Services hosts toy drive

Twistable color pencils, Matchbox cars and VTech items are just some of the things on this year’s wish list for Child Life Services at Metro Health: University of Michigan Health.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

After retirement of Kent County elections director, county clerk names replacement 

Gerrid Uzarski, who served as a regional representative for ElectionSource, a company based in Grand Rapids, will take over for the recently retired Susan deSteiguer.

By:K.D. Norris

Update: Kent County leaders approve $417 million budget for 2018

The county budget funds the sheriff’s office and courts, social services, the county’s elections, and veterans services.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming residents have plenty of options when it comes to disposing of leaves, yard waste

To help discourage leaves being pushed into the streets, the City of Wyoming has added an enforcement arm to its current leaf policy along with increase awareness of the various options the it offers for leaf and yard waste disposal.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Wyoming-Kentwood chamber happenings on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

The Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce is busy this time of year, including advocating for business development in the area, its annual Santa Parade and its monthly Government Matters co-production with WKTV.

By:WKTV Staff

School News Network: What’s in the water? Students wade in to learn

Southeast Kelloggsville teacher Lynnea Roon lifted up a vial containing water that had turned a bright blue, taken from a portion of Buck Creek that flows through the schoolyard.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Two local theater groups sweeten up the holidays with ‘Willy Wonka’ the musical

A unique partnership between Wyoming’s Master Arts Theatre and Byron Center’s Van Singel Fine Arts Center brings a special holiday treat to residents: “Willy Wonka the Musical.”

By:Hannah Haviland

Shopping on Small Business Saturday good for buyers, businesses, communities

Why shop local and shop small, on Small Business Saturday and all year long? Wyoming businessman Keith Morgan tells you.

By:K.D. Norris

Habitat for Humanity and veterans housing on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

On the latest episode, Habitat for Humanity of Kent County executive director Bri McKee talks about her program’s religious foundations, its worldwide scope, but also its local neighborhood results.

By:WKTV Staff

Wyoming, Kentwood host a variety of community holiday celebrations

Candy cane hunt, tree lighting, a parade and a very special community celebration are all part of this year’s holiday events.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

City, county clerks report issues, but quick solutions after voting equipment change

Nov. 7 produced the as-expected small voter turnout while also revealing a few issues with the new equipment now easily remedied before elections in 2018.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming, Kentwood residents attend beatification mass for Father Solanus Casey

It will have about the same number of attendees as the Super Bowl, it has its own Snapchat filer, and is perhaps rarer than the Olympics being hosted in the United States. It is tomorrow’s beautification mass for the Venerable Father Solanus Casey.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

New Godfrey-Lee district board member brings Latinx perspective to educational leadership

Jackie Hernandez hopes to bring a more ethnically diverse presence to leadership of a school district with a Latino/Latina students in the majority.

By:K.D. Norris

County budget planning part of Chamber’s November WKTV Government Matters discussion

At the meeting at Kentwood City Hall, one topic was Kent County’s $417.6 million budget, set to be approved at a board meeting Nov. 30.

By:K.D. Norris