North Kent News

SPARTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Downtown Retail Growth

By Press release submission | Sep 8, 2019

If you've taken a visit to downtown Sparta, you'll notice that there have been some big changes in the retail scene. With addition as well as renovation, the retail options downtown are starting to grow!

KENT DISTRICT LIBRARY: KDL Announces 8th Annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest

By Press release submission | Sep 8, 2019

Kent District Library and Schuler Books announce the eighth annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest, which drew over 1,300 Michigan writers last year.

KENT DISTRICT LIBRARY: What to Read Next: The Nickel Boys

By Press release submission | Sep 8, 2019

Colson Whitehead’s newest novel, The Nickel Boys, shines a light on a more gruesome corner of our history

State Sen. Outman's vaping legislation signed into law

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 5, 2019

Michigan state Sen. Rick Outman (R-Six Lakes) had a number of reasons for pushing as hard as he did for the passage of Senate Bill 106, which prohibits the sale of vapor products to minors.