🌱 GRPS Now Requires Masks + Daycare Teacher Arrested

Good morning, Grand Rapids! Let's get you all caught up to start this Monday, January 31 off on an informed note. Here's what's happening in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 32 Low: 29.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. Grand Rapids Public Schools is now requiring masks at all times, regardless of vaccination status. The school system updated COVID-19 protocols, including quarantine protocols. Anyone who tests positive must isolate, and unvaccinated staff and students who are living with someone who tests positive will also be required to isolate. (WOODTV.com)
2. A three-story, 52-unit apartment building is planned for a Grand Rapids neighborhood. The building is planned to be built near the corner of Coit Avenue NE and Trowbridge Street. The apartments will be reserved for low-to-moderate-income residents. (MLive.com)
3. On Friday, a Grand Rapid daycare teacher was arrested after she was accused of abuse of a child last fall. Police say 62-year-old Karen Hornecker was arrested in connection to allegations she abused at the Little Lights Childcare Center on Sibley Street on Grand Rapids' west side. The mother of the child says her son's arm was dislocated. (WOODTV.com)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• GED Program At Streams of Hope (9:00 AM)
• FREE Tutoring Grades 1-5 At Streams of Hope (4:00 PM)
• KIDS Swimming Stroke/Refinement At Kentwood High School (6:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Grand Rapids Art Museum is inviting residents to explore 140 works by Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems, two of the most influential contemporary photographers living today. Since meeting at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1977, the artists have been intellectual colleagues. (Instagram)
• Kalamazoo Public Library shared that in 1845, The Raven was published by Edgar Allen Poe. The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. This poem is often used in schools as children's first step into poetry analysis. (Facebook)
• City of Battle Creek, MI Government shared that they have added the green strobe lights to their snowplows because they have better visibility than just the amber-yellow lights. (Facebook)

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— Erica Zenn

About me: Erica Zenn is a Masters Student in Applied Psychology at the University of Southern California who originally hails from Chapel Hill, NC. With a bachelors degree from Cornell University, Erica is an expert verbal and written communicator who brings extensive experience in employee engagement and customer experience of companies. Erica is passionate about community building, and loves using her writing and communication skills to bring people together.