Kentwood News

Raymond VerWys took his oath Monday night as city commissioner, but not without some public concerns of his criminal past being voiced.

The John Ball Zoo Society plans to announce Thursday the offer of a $100,000 gift conditioned on Kent County not raising admission fees next year.

The Michigan State Police announced the arrest of 25 sex offenders in Kent County who were not in compliance with the Michigan's Sex Offender Registration Act.

Performances of "Alice in Wonderland" will involve 43 Valleywood Middle School students.

Before Tuesday's election, City Commission candidate Raymond VerWys was reluctant to divulge details surrounding his two felony embezzlement convictions nine years ago.

Choral groups from Kentwood's Valleywood Middle School, East Grand Rapids Middle School and the Girls Choral Academy will take part in a day of music together.

After arresting Shawn Birman, Kentwood, for allegedly having sex with three Wayland High School Band students, Wayland City Police are looking for additional victims.

Morbark Inc. announced an agreement with Heat Transfer International of Kentwood, Mich.

Newcomer Ray VerWys is challenging City Commission member Frank Raha III on Tuesday for the 2nd Ward seat.

Twenty-one Kentwood municipal employees find themselves without jobs today after the City Commission approved $1.045 million in budget cuts Wednesday night.

The City of Kentwood cut $1.6 million from this fiscal year's budget which ends in June.

Listening to state Supreme Court justices pepper lawyers with questions Wednesday, East Kentwood High School senior Heather Anderson wondered how she'd react to the rapid-fire inquiries.

These are the five must-see first-round games. EAST KENTWOOD AT ROCKFORD Kentwood nearly upset the defending state champs two weeks ago, losing 14-13. ROMEO AT GRAND BLANC Unbeaten Grand Blanc plays its first MAC Red opponent.

A West Michigan teen with a long rap sheet will face a Kent County judge Monday to see if he'll stand trial for assault.

Grand Rapids is poised to develop a "triangular" educational partnership that can be replicated across the country, the founder of a Pittsburgh-based arts and learning center serving low-income families said Tuesday.

A Kentwood technology company that specializes in waste-to-energy systems said it has agreed to a minority equity-interest deal with a mid-Michigan manufacturer that will create "dozens" of green manufacturing jobs.

An argument at a family gathering escalated into a shooting that sent a man to the hospital.

Things got hot with a family in Kentwood, and one family member shot another. Kentwood police are still looking for the shooter.

A Kentwood man today was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for a gas station robbery he committed with a makeshift weapon.

The Kent County Sheriff's Department is looking into several complaints of car break-ins. They happened in Algoma, Sparta, and Tyrone Townships in the northwest section of the county.