City of Wyoming
Government Reports: Sen. Stabenow supports state’s agriculture; Rep. Huizenga backs balanced budget
What have our legislators been up to lately? Find out right here.
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Wyoming football team learning, growing under new coach’s guidance
With the team’s first win last week — 33-21 against conference foe Middleville Thornapple Kellogg — the coach thinks his team is close to flourishing.
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School News Network: I Get How Hard It Is
Teresa Dood, Parkview Elementary’s Kent School Services Network coordinator, brings an awareness that is deep and real to her job linking families with resources.
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Intersection of 56th and Ivanrest scheduled to get traffic signal
Reconstruction plans for 56th Street include a traffic light at the intersection of 56th Street and Ivanrest Avenue.
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Train derailment causes rerouting on 36th Street
According to the Wyoming Department to of Public Safety, there was a train derailment on 36th Street near Clay Avenue.
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‘VOICES: a community history project’ rolls out red carpet at ArtPrize Nine
Participants tell their stories of hardships and successes, of what shaped them and their families into the kind of people they are today.
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School News Network: ‘Basics of Life for Some Kids Are Not Basic’
At Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, the Kent County district with the lowest family income, the correlation between M-STEP scores and poverty is stark.
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WKTV Journal: In Focus offers discussion of roadway work zone safety
On the latest episode of WKTV Journal: In Focus we talk with than the deputy managing director of the Kent County Road Commission as he discusses the public’s role in work zone safety and winter driving safety.
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Wyoming resident steps down from city service after 45 years
City of Wyoming officials hope Lyle Converse’s dedication will inspire others to serve on city boards and commissions.
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Ford Airport marks completion of phase one of gateway transformation
Construction on the first phase of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport’s (GFIA) Gateway Transformation Project started in December 2015, and concluded today with a ribbon-cutting celebration.
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Godfrey-Lee’s new school superintendent on latest WKTV Journal: In Focus
On the latest episode of WKTV’s public affairs show, new Godfrey-Lee Public School superintendent Kevin Polston about the opportunities — not challenges — his district offers.
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More than 80 vendors scheduled for this year’s South Kent Community Expo
The South Kent Community Expo is set for this Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Kentwood high School, 6230 Kalamazoo Ave. SE.
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New WKTV sports volunteer finds ‘great experience’ behind camera
One of the newest WKTV sports coverage volunteers, occasionally working as part of the video crew for high school football games, is enjoying learning to be a cameraman.
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School News Network: Tips to Parents: How to Help Your Child’s Reading
Plenty of books in the house. Nightly story time. Exposure to words, words and more words. Those are three components that help a child develop reading skills from birth on, and the more a child reads the better it correlates with achievement.
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Several area schools have half days, cancel games due to heat
UPDATE: Due to the heat, Kentwood Public Schools has canceled all after school activities and athletic events accept for the water polo game which will take place as scheduled. The East Kentwood Choir concert also has been canceled.
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