City of Wyoming
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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One of the most decorated Michigan veterans keynote speaker at Wyoming’s Veterans Day event
Wyoming plans annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10; Wyoming Public Safety Department collects items for Veteran’s Home throughout the month.
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56th Street, Wilson Avenue rezoning proposal pulled from Wyoming City Council agenda
Per the request of the developer, a proposed rezoning for the 56th Street and Wilson Avenue area has been taken off the Wyoming City Council’s agenda for the upcoming Monday night meeting.
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WKTV Journal: In Focus offers discussion on local school, transit millage requests
Wyoming Public Schools’ superintendent and a representative of The Rapid public transition system talks about the importance of their organizations’ request for continued public support.
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Public comment welcomed as Wyoming’s Public Safety Department seeks accreditation
The City of Wyoming Department of Public Safety invites public comment as part of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies review.
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School News Network: When Monsters Call and Teachers Read, Students Listen
The shared love of a book was on display in English teacher Shantel VanderGalien’s eighth-grade honors class as she read aloud from “A Monster Calls.”
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With city and commercial cooperation, grand opening of 28 West Place more than ribbon-cutting
A key part of the redevelopment of the center was the city putting in a special street — 28 West Place Street — to allow better access to the businesses.
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Wyoming Public Schools seek millage extension to modernize buildings, expand high school
Wyoming Public Schools superintendent Thomas Reeder: “We have to be able to set our schools up for the next couple of decades.”
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