Wyoming News

Davenport University professor Jodi Hicks, talks with Kenowa Hills High School juniors, about their Career and Education Seminar- a required course for most Davenport University freshmen, last August.

Adults interested in becoming mentors fill out forms at the One Wyoming 1 on 1 kickoff event Wednesday night at Godwin Heights High School.

Some of the 10,000 new employees Dollar General plans to hire this month will hail from Grand Rapids.

Job training programs at Grand Rapids Community College will get a boost thanks to a $700,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

People wait to vote at Community Revival Center, 1005 Evergreen SE Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

Emergency responders in Kent County seem to be successful if you look at average response times and outcomes, but a growing number of county leaders want proof.

The Holland-Grand Haven metro area had the highest ranking among Michigan regions for Best Job Growth Cities in 2013 on a newgeography.com list released this week .

The Wyoming City Council reached an agreement with LINC Community Revitalization Inc.

Grand Rapids police say a man was critically injured in a fall down a four-story staircase at a night club where two men died in similar accidents.

Neighbors in a Wayland community have been on edge lately after a series of car thefts and break-ins in the area.

Grand Rapids: May 1: Lloyd Thomas III to Alyssa and Lloyd Jr Robinson; May 1: Isaac Matthew to Lauren and Caleb Garber Hudsonville: April 30: Aevin Deppe to Shannon and William Hinshaw; May 4: Colt Matthew to Alicia and Matt Schipper; May 4: Emmett Daniel to Elizabeth and Daniel Scholaart; May 8: Easton James to Jordan and Mitchell Wagner Kentwood: ... (more)

A young Hispanic woman this week filed paperwork to run for one of two at-large City Council seats up for election later this year.

Wyoming, Michigan, May 9, 2013 - For the fifth year in a row, Metro Health Hospital has received the top environmental award from Practice Greenhealth for its leadership role in health care sustainability.

Brad Perkins, principal of Wyoming High School, and Mary Vandwater, a member of the school board, watching the election night results for a $53.1 million bond that would have benefited Wyoming schools, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Wyoming City Hall, in Wyoming, Mich.

Tuesday is Election Day and 24 Hour News 8 is watching 46 issues across West Michigan.

West Michigan voters cast ballots Tuesday for school districts seeking tax dollars to support students, including in Kent and Ottawa counties.

Artist Kat VanHammen, of Delton, recently visited Oriole Park Elementary School in Wyoming as part of 10-hour residency grant from Artists Creating Together.

In addition to regular spring maintenance activities, the Public Works Department is planning some larger jobs as well, including bridge rehabilitation, local and federally funded resurfacing projects and water main replacements.

State lawmakers Monday will get a first-hand look at Nexus Academy of Grand Rapids, one of four blended learning charter high schools launched by online learning powerhouse Connections Education .

"I can't even get him to return a phone call," says David Belcher. He wanted an engine built for his classic truck he plans to race.