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The City of Kentwood recently celebrated the area’s first Ashley HomeStore.

The new store, which is located on the former MC Sports location on 28th Street across from Woodland Mall, opened last week with a ribbon cutting on March 8 with the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce followed by a grand opening celebration on March 10.

The Wisconsin-based company is an American furniture store chain that sells Ashley Furniture products. Opened in 1997, the chain comprises of more than 450 HomeStore locations in North America and 520 locations worldwide. There are currently seven Ashley HomeStores in Michigan including the one in Kentwood. The other locations are in Lansing, Bad Axe, Escanaba, Westland, Saginaw, and Marquette.

Truck believed to be involved with the October theft of a trailer owned by Koleaseco, Inc.

A reward is being offered for information about a 53-foot trailer that was stolen from from MC Sports Warehouse in Kentwood.

Kentwood police suspect the Wabash Reefer Trailer, which belonged to Koleaseco Inc., was stolen on Oct. 22 from the warehouse at 3070 Shaffer Ave. SE. The trailer was labeled with the company name and logo, along with a trailer number of L16030. It also had a Maine registration plate of 201526C.

Authorities have released photos of the vehicle suspected of taking the trailer, which is a blue Freightliner tractor with no visible license plate or decals.

Koleaseco Inc. is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the theft and the return of the trailer.

Anyone with information is requested to contact Silent Observer at 800-774-2345 or the Kentwood Police Detective Bureau at 616-698-6580.