City of Wyoming

Making a difference: Local state legislators’ key public policy efforts in 2017’s

Michigan state legislators often have focal points for their efforts, legislative bills which they champion, often for personal reasons.

By:K.D. Norris

Deltaplex’s high school basketball tourney highlights WKTV’s sports schedule

Several local basketball tournaments are scheduled including a special small-high-school basketball tournament at a big-time venue — The Drive Winter Classic at The Deltaplex Arena in Grand Rapids.

By:WKTV Staff

Missed Wyoming’s Stubby Overmire Benefit and Card Show? The WKTV sports crew has got you covered

WKTV volunteer team of Gary Vande Velde, Mike Moll and Doug Hansen cover the November event with a program set to air this week that features three members of the 1968 World Championship Detroit Tigers team.

By:Mike Moll, Volunteer Sports Director

2017 Holiday Greetings

City officials from both Wyoming and Kentwood wish everyone a happy holiday in WKTV’s annual Holiday Greetings.

By:WKTV Staff

County encourages residents to give the gift of safety by signing up for Smart911

Opened up to all Kent County residents earlier this year, Smart911 is credited in helping with several “SmartSaves.”

By:Kent County

School News Network: She collects books, and lets students choose them

English teacher Katie Sluiter’s Wyoming Junior High classroom is a testament to the power of words, in the books eighth-graders eagerly grab from her library and in the writing she did to get those 1,000 popular works onto her shelves.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Kentwood’s newest commissioner, disability advocate on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

On set are Tom McKelvey, who in November won the 2nd Ward position on the Kentwood City Commission, and Madeline Schaab, a project specialist for local non-profit Disability Advocates of Kent County.

By:WKTV Staff

WKTV coverage of WMA vs. Lee doubleheader part of high school sports schedule

The WKTV sports broadcast schedule will give you three games over two nights as our coverage truck makes visits to East Kentwood and West Michigan Aviation this week.

By:Mike Moll, WKTV Volunteer Sports Director

Government Report: Sen. Peters blasts, Rep. Huizenga backs FCC ‘net neutrality’ vote

It is no surprise that the two local federal government leaders take very different views on the Federal Communications Commission’s vote last week.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming High hangs a banner for Alpha Wolf ‘champions of character’

There are now 30 names on special purple and white banners hanging in the gym at Wyoming High School, but none are football or basketball players; they are “Champions of Character”.

By:K.D. Norris

Kelloggsville, KDL join together to open high school library to the entire community

The new state-of-the-art library at the Kelloggsville High School will officially open in January and marks the first partnership between Kent District Library and a school district.

By:Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

City of Wyoming lifts precautionary boil water advisory for affected areas

Residents are free to use their water as normal.

By:City of Wyoming

WKTV Journal: Kelloggsville and KDL form a partnership, Mark Wood visits Kentwood Public Schools

Topics in the most recent WKTV Journal newscast include the new library at Kelloggsville High School, the annual holiday display at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Mark Wood’s visit to Kentwood Public Schools.

By:WKTV Staff

Citizen group opposed to voting district gerrymandering on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

Michigan’s politically directed voting redistricting system — often called gerrymandering — is being opposed by a group seeking to place a ballot initiative before the voters in 2018.

By:WKTV Staff

City, state leaders clash (politely) at Chamber’s December WKTV Government Matters discussion

One of the unique aspects of the Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Government Matters meetings is that you sometimes get differing views on the same issue.

By:K.D. Norris