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Paul I. Phillips became the first African American elected to public office in Grand Rapids, winning the election in 1951. He was also the first African American elected to the Grand Rapids Board of Education, serving from 1962 to 1970.

The bus for the Grand Valley State University women's basketball team got stuck in the snow on the way to a game against Northern Michigan University in Marquette late last week. The team didn't let that minor inconvenience stand in its way, taking matters into its own hands.

The "corpse flower", at the Grand Valley Greenhouse, is blooming for the first time since it arrived at Grand Valley about seven years ago. The flower gives off the smell of rotting flesh.

Students at both Grand Valley State University and Michigan State University are paying tribute to late student Brendan Santo who was discovered last month after being missing since October.

Anyone attending classes, teaching or working on campus will need to be fully vaccinated no later than September 30, 2021.

Grand Valley State University plans to give out $100 to 1,000 GVSU students this summer in an effort to increase the student vaccination rate before classes start this fall. Their Virus Action Team hopes to have 70% of the student body vaccinated by fall.

Grand Valley State University students have been under a "stay in place" order from the Ottawa County Department of Public Heath that was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on October 1, but officials have now issued a second order that will keep students home longer.