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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.
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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: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.
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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: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.
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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: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: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: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.
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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.
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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: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: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.
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