KDL to offer energy usage monitors for loan to public

At public libraries around Michigan and the country, cardholders have been able to check out energy usage monitors to gauge their home appliance electricity use. But there are no public libraries in Kent County that loan the monitors. Until now – and Kent District Library, Consumers Energy and Lowell Light & Power are helping lead [...]

Vera Bradley Design family member visits downtown Rockford

Lynette Bowser, owner of Sassy Pants Boutique, is pictured with Vera Bradley granddaughter Kathy Reedy Ray. Ray visited Rockford to celebrate the store’s carrying Vera Bradley’s new line for moms and babies.

Sassy Pants Boutique now carries Vera Bradley’s new line for mom and baby. Vera Bradley Designs has added to its family. After nearly 31 years as a handbag, accessory and gift designer and retailer, Vera Bradley launched a baby collection, which is now carried by downtown Rockford shop Sassy Pants Boutique. To commemorate the event, [...]

DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen named NARI 2013 Regional Contractor of the Year

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Comstock Park, MI ( April, 2013)—The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Greater Grand Rapids 2013 East Central Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Residential Bath over $60,000 category of its annual awards competition. “We are thrilled to receive such a prestigious award,” said Bill Wolf, [...]

Rockford filmmaker wins award for production

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WKTV and the West Michigan Film and Video Alliance (WMFVA) have awarded an original film by Rockford Filmmaker, Michael Gordon, a 2013 Eclipse Award for Production Excellence. Gordon’s original screen play, Womanizer, was shot in and around Rockford, Michigan, at locations Reds on the River, a local Rockford family home, and the Holiday Inn Express [...]

Residents warned against flood contact, disposal

The Kent County Department of Equalization deployed teams on Friday, April 26 for damage assessment from the flooding that occurred over the past two weeks. Personnel from cities, townships and villages that were affected by flooding, as well as volunteers, started logging damage assessments around Kent County. It could be several weeks before a final [...]