City of Wyoming
Wyoming’s VerHulst announces he will not run for re-election
Wyoming 1st Ward Councilmember William VerHulst, who has been serving on the council since 1993, announced he would not be seeking another term.
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Local leaders start new year at Chamber’s January WKTV Government Matters meeting
Discussion ranging from national security to local mental health care were presented Jan. 8 as part of the Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting.
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Responding to funding shortfall, Kent County’s mental health provider begins cuts, service reviews
Network180 has already made internal staffing reductions and will likely cut funding from several community-service groups.
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Wyoming vs. S. Christian hoops doubleheader on WKTV featured schedule
Key conference games, as well as Wyoming Lee’s annual Hall of Fame games, are on the schedule this week as WKTV’s sports crew will be on the road at Wyoming High School.
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South Christian students lead effort to honor veterans at recent basketball game
South Christian High School pushed honoring America, and American service members and veterans, to an whole other level.
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New year, new WKTV featured games part of upcoming sports schedule
The New Year has started and with it most local high school basketball teams began the conference portion of their schedules.
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Wyoming seeks input on Gezon Park Master Plan
Pickleball? Splash pad? More walking trails? The City of Wyoming wants to know what its residents are looking to have at Gezon Park.
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School News Network: ‘You’ve Gotta Be There Everyday’
Parkview Elementary students shined, smiles spreading from ear to ear, as they walked down the red carpet laid out for them during a celebration of their success in getting to school nearly every day, all day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2017 Holiday Greetings
City officials from both Wyoming and Kentwood wish everyone a happy holiday in WKTV’s annual Holiday Greetings.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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