City of Wyoming

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

School News Network: ‘I Show Them Another Way, and Another Way, and Another Way’

A bank was robbed. Fifteen suspects – all middle-school staff members – had their mugshots taken, each holding a dollar bill up to their forehead. Algebra students were notified.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Wyoming Public Safety Department seeks assistance in identifying robbery suspect

The Wyoming Department of Public Safety is looking to identify a suspect who was involved in a Nov. 7 robbery at Clyde Park Foods.

By:Lt. Mark Easterly, Wyoming Department of Public Safety

Wyoming, Kentwood (barely) vote in favor of approved millage extension for The Rapid

The Rapid transit system will continue to collect a property tax millage for 12 more years after the current one expires in 2018.

By:K.D. Norris

Wyoming Public Schools now ready for future after gaining millage extension

Wyoming Public Schools district voters Tuesday approved what is essentially a $79.5 million school facility improvement plan.

By:K.D. Norris

School News Network: Students put design thinking to use with voters

To learn about an upcoming school bond proposal, high school business students are zeroing in on their neighbors by using the Design Thinking process.

By:Erin Albanese, School News Network

Veterans’ problems, solutions are center stage on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus

With Veterans Day coming this week, and veterans issues important every day, the latest episode of WKTV Journal: In Focus, WKTV’s public affairs show, hosts the Kent County director of Veterans Services.

By:WKTV Staff

November high school sports transition from fall to winter action

November will not only bring the Thanksgiving holiday, but also a closeout of the high school sports fall seasons and the beginning of winters seasons.

By:Mike Moll/WKTV volunteer sports director

Lead poisoning on the rise in Kent County — 40% rise in zip code 49507

There is a correlation between the current housing crisis and the increase in lead poisoning. With West Michigan’s robust real estate market, it’s harder now to find healthy homes to live in.

By:Paul Haan, Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan

WKTV reviews the candidates and millage proposals for the 2017 elections

Tomorrow is election day with Kentwood residents electing city officials and Wyoming Public Schools and The Rapid both seeking millages.

By:WKTV Staff

Local legislators, parties weigh in on defeat of latest attempt at no-fault insurance reform

The Nov. 2 defeat of the house bill brought conflicting reactions from local and statewide officials.

By:K.D. Norris