City of Wyoming
Wyoming Gives Back canceled as county health leader ‘deeply concerned” about rising COVID cases, urges vaccination
Community holiday celebrations are already being impacted by the recent surge in the pandemic; but the community itself can help.
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Operation Handshake returns to Ford Airport with ‘Welcome Home’ to active military, veterans
The daylong event will feature veterans groups lining the concourse exits of the airport to greet and thank military members and veterans returning to West Michigan.
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WKTV’s Turkey Bowl cable/on-demand football fest returns Thanksgiving Day
High school sports fans can get their Turkey Day football fix this year as we broadcast 15 hours of prep football on our cable Channel 25 or any game/time you want WKTVlive.org.
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Kent County, partners receive state refugee resettlement grants to assist local Afghan refugees
The grants will assist local agencies to meet the health and nutritional needs of newly arriving Afghan refugees.
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Wyoming Senior Center is location for this year’s Wyoming Gives Back
“Hosting the event at the Wyoming Senior Center gives us the opportunity to use a beautiful city facility and highlight its many programs and offerings for community members,” said Mayor Jack Poll.
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Flying this holiday season? Ford Airport has good news, great travel tips despite expected big crowds
From an “all hands on deck” workforce, to COVID testing being available, to bucking a national trend of flight cancellations, the Ford is ready for flyers.
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MDOT plans move forward on 28th Street resurfacing for 2022
In 2022, 28th Street is scheduled for sidewalk upgrades and resurfacing which will mean lane closures through most of the City of Wyoming.
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Santa Claus Girls, adapting to hard times, return this holiday season and look to the future
Inactive in 2020, after 112 years of community service, the group was determined to get back to business in 2021. But challenges remain.
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Local schools takes emergency days for wellness, COVID cases on the rise
Wyoming and Kelloggsville schools announce they will be closed all next week due to staff shortages and COVID issues.
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Kent County leads the way in adopting new management strategies on waste
Materials management is a community decision that says everything you place in a dumpster or trash cart has value, said Kent County Public Works Director Darwin Baas.
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Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber seeking new leader as longtime president steps down
“I get asked once a week, ‘What do you do? What is your job?’” Bob O’Callaghan said. “I’m a connector. I connect businesses to other businesses to help them grow, and give them a chance to do more business.”
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Weekend event gave only a ‘taste’ of the diversity Grand Rapids has to offer
Last Saturday, two entrepreneurs hosted an event celebrating the diversity of Grand Rapids that is only the tip of the iceberg to other future developments.
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Celebration! South one of the Mel Trotter Ministries’ Turkey Drop sites
The organization’s annual Turkey Drop will take place Wednesday.
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