City of Wyoming
The Rapid seeks a 1.47 millage renewal to keep buses running through Kentwood, Wyoming
The Rapid public transit system will face severe cutbacks in service to Wyoming and Kentwood if its millage renewal request is denied.
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School News Network: Tireless Go-getter Makes Her Community a Better Place; Dreams of a Brighter Tomorrow
Maria Aguirre likes to help other people’s dreams come true: making sure a child has presents wrapped under the tree on Christmas morning, doing her part to fund cancer research, helping distribute grants to organizations doing good in her Wyoming community.
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School leaders tally wins, losses of Michigan schools ‘Count Day’ results
Some local school leaders were braced for bad news, some confident of good news, when it came to the count and state funding.
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WKTV’s playoff football coverage & complete local sports schedule
This week’s featured game will be a rematch as Wyoming Godwin Heights (7-2) again travels to Wyoming Kelloggsville (9-0) for an opening-round Division 4 game.
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East Kentwood marching band to host 20-school competition Saturday
This East Kentwood High School Falcon Marching Band Invitational, a marching band competition, and will be Oct. 21 from 2:30-10 p.m.
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Ribbon cutting celebrates redevelopment of former Wyoming Village Mall to 28 West Place
Through the redevelopment of the mall, the city was able to complete the first phase of its 28 West Street project. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m.
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Wyoming Wolves basketball coach Vander Klay honored for 300th win
Vander Klay was inducted into the 300+ Varsity Century Club at the BCAM Hall-of-Fame/Clinic week-end at Oakland University.
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Home-based lead poisoning, other child health hazards, discussed on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus
Paul Haan of Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan, a group which works to identify and address environmental health hazards in homes with young children.
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WKTV’s local high school football update, complete sports schedule
The high school sports fall season is wrapping up, we have the complete week’s schedule but WKTV’s featured coverage will have football as South Christian travels to East Grand Rapids.
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Residents encouraged to ‘step forward,’ take advantage of home assistance program
Kent County Treasurer Kenneth Parrish, along with treasurers for Allegan and Ottawa counties and officials from the state of Michigan, discuss the benefits of the Step Forward Michigan program.
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Four local residents celebrate the wisdom of Dr. Seuss in Civic Theatre production
Three Wyoming residents and one from Kentwood bring the stories of Dr. Seuss to life this month in Grand Rapids Civic Theatre’s production of “Seussical the Musical.”
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Wyoming gets ready for 14th Annual Pumpkin Path
Set for Oct. 14, the Wyoming Pumpkin Path draws more than 6,000 children, parents, and grandparents to trick and treat at Lamar Park.
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WKTV has your weekly local high school sports schedule
WKTV will continue its featured high school sports coverage this month as fall sports wrap up and winter sports are on the horizon.
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School News Network: When Trouble Came to Find Me, She Was There
Lexis Pearson was a self-described troublemaker when she was in seventh grade. Her poor choices led her to the office of social worker Brooke Davis.
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State action on auto insurance reform leads Chamber’s October WKTV Government Matters discussion
Michigan lawmakers are at work tackling reform of the state’s no-fault auto insurance law, but there is no quick fix.
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