Kent County
Community Updates: Friday, July 14
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-14-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City Commission Meeting Draws Dozens of Residents, Activists to City Hall On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission held the first of its July meetings at City Hall. The meeting began with a moment of silence, the Pledge of...
Community Updates: Friday, June 23
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-23-2023 under NEWS
The City of Grand Rapids, Kent County Health Department, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Offer Free Water Filters to Eligible Kent County Households In a press release that was sent out on Wednesday, the Kent County Health...
Community Updates: Friday, March 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-03-2023 under NEWS
Numerous Events Celebrating Women's History Month to Take Place in Grand Rapids in March On Tuesday, the White House issued a proclamation to once again designate the month of March as Women's History Month. This proclamation, the 28th...
Community Updates: Friday, February 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-03-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum to Display Tuskegee Slides, Highlight Existing Exhibits and Programs in Celebration of Black History Month On Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) sent out a press release to announce that it...
Community Updates: Friday, January 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-06-2023 under NEWS
New and Incumbent Kent County Commissioners Take Oaths of Office on Tuesday Kent County has announced that, at its meeting on January 3, twenty-one County Commissioners (eight new members and thirteen incumbents) officially took their...
Community Updates: Friday, December 30
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-30-2022 under NEWS
Warmer Weather Coming to Grand Rapids, City Encourages Residents to Keep Storm Drains Clear According to a tweet from the National Weather Service, over 24 inches of snow was dropped on the City of Grand Rapids during last week's blizzard (from...
Community Updates: Friday, December 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-02-2022 under NEWS
The City of Grand Rapids Sees Increase in Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index Score On November 30, the City of Grand Rapids announced that the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index (MEI) had...
Community Updates: Friday, November 18
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-18-2022 under NEWS
Camp Curious and Other Holiday Exhibits, Activities Return to the Grand Rapids Public Museum As the holiday season approaches and parents prepare for their students' upcoming winter breaks, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) has...
Community Updates: Friday, November 11
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-11-2022 under NEWS
Kent County Encourages Residents to Ensure Their Pets' Safety as Cold Weather Approaches As autumn begins to wind down and the weather grows increasingly colder, the KCSO Animal Control Division and the Kent County Animal Shelter are encouraging...
Community Updates: Friday, November 4
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-04-2022 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids Reports Renewed Economic Growth and Increased Activity Downtown On March 13, 2020, the White House officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency. In response, numerous state leaders across the country...