Kent County health Department

Hundreds of people spoke out Thursday afternoon at a Kent County Board of Commissioners meeting, angry about the county’s school mask mandate.At the…

The rise in COVID-19 cases has forced Grand Rapids Public Schools to change plans for in person instruction.GRPS has offered a hybrid option, with two…

Today on Stateside, mass vaccination sites are opening in Michigan’s largest cities as the state races against another spike in COVID-19 cases. Also, we…

Elementary and Middle schools in Kent County have been allowed to reduce their distancing requirements from six feet down to three feet.The Kent County…

Health organizations in Grand Rapids are setting up a vaccine clinic that they hope will eventually be able to vaccinate 20,000 people per day. The clinic…

Not enough people have taken a PFAS exposure assessment, says Kent County and state health officials.The Michigan Department of Health and Human services…

State and local officials updated some Grand Rapids residents about possible air pollution in the southwest area of the city on Wednesday night.The…

Northern Kent County residents say they're eager to learn more about a new PFAS chemical exposure study.Representatives from the Michigan Department of…

U.S. Senator Gary Peters is holding a Senate field subcommittee meeting on PFAS Tuesday.Representatives from the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team,…

Kent County health officials expect to see cases of West Nile virus before summer ends. That’s because there are way more mosquitos found with the virus…