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🌱 What we know about charges in this week’s Kentwood shooting.
Kentwood, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Kentwood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about charges in this week’s Kentwood shooting.
- What Kentwood’s new grading rules mean for your student’s report card
- Will East Kentwood’s star QB win this week’s fan vote?
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. 2 charged in Kentwood shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured this week (mlive.com) — Kentwood police and prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old Grand Rapids man with murder and weapons offenses after a deadly Aug. 31 shooting on Kalamazoo Avenue that killed 25-year-old Juan Diego Cisneros and injured another person. A second Grand Rapids man is accused of lying to investigators, and both are being held at the Kent County Correctional Facility following their Sept. 1 arrests. 
2. New policy brings consistency to 6-12 grading (schoolnewsnetwork.org) — Families in Kentwood Public Schools should know that middle and high school grading has been overhauled so grades mean the same thing across teachers and subjects. The new 70-30 grading split, added retake options, and removal of extra credit are designed to better reflect what students actually know and give them clearer paths to improve.
3. Vote for the Grand Rapids area's Thursday Night Hero from Week 2 football games (mlive.com) — East Kentwood quarterback Colin O’Connor is among several Grand Rapids-area standouts nominated for this week’s Thursday Night Hero fan vote after leading the Falcons to a 42-14 win over Byron Center. Local readers can cast unlimited online votes through Sunday night, with the winner announced Monday alongside other big performances from nearby schools.
4. Weingartz again partners with Feeding America West Michigan to Mow Down Hunger during Hunger Action Month (feedwm.org) — Kentwood residents are being asked to help fight local hunger as Feeding America West Michigan teams up again with equipment retailer Weingartz for the Mow Down Hunger challenge. From Sept. 16 to Oct. 14, Weingartz will match the first $15,000 in donations, potentially providing hundreds of thousands of meals for neighbors across West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
5. Pastor calls gun violence in Grand Rapids a 'state of emergency' (fox17online.com) — Recent gun violence in the Grand Rapids area now includes deadly shootings in nearby Kentwood, underscoring concerns about safety across southern Kent County. A local pastor is urging leaders to treat the situation like a state of emergency, while police emphasize that recent homicides are not random and urge residents to help reduce gun use in disputes.
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High School Study Skills Workshop (presented by FHN PTO) in Media C
Forest Hills Northern High School, 3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rap
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Habitat Assessment on Prairie Creek
Swmtu, P.O. Box 230094, Grand Rapids
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Downtown Grandville Farmers Market
Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce Downtown Grandville Pavilion
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MS Soccer - Main Field
Kentwood Public Schools Pat Patterson Soccer Complex - Pat Patterson Soccer Complex
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Cross Country Meet
Northview Crossroads, 4400 Ambrose NE, GR
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Public Safety Advisory Committee →
Caledonia Charter Township, MI Calendar Caledonia, MI 49316
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Planning Commission Meeting →
East Grand Rapids Community Center Commission Chamber - 750 Lakeside Drive SE East Grand Rapids MI 49506
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City Commission Meeting *Rescheduled due to Holiday →
East Grand Rapids, MI Calendar, 750 Lakeside Drive SE, East Grand Rapids
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Gravel Bottom Brewery – Ada →
Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery, 452 Ada Dr SE, Ada
7:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
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-- The Patch AM Team
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