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Hello Lansing! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Lansing women leaders were just honored with Athena Awards?
  • What changes will Lansing’s new interim fire chief tackle first?
  • How Lansing experts say you can fight the holiday blues

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Fog in the morning; clearing, with a high of 36 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 44, low: 22.
  • Friday: Windy; morning flurries, with a high of 24 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lansing Chamber honors local women leaders with annual Athena Awards (wilx.com) — Lansing’s business community just celebrated women’s leadership with the annual Athena Awards at the Lansing Center, highlighting local professionals and companies championing women’s potential. Honoree Jacqueline Taylor of Little Dreamers Early Learning Center shared her gratitude and hopes the recognition inspires long-term impact. Organizers say the awards reinforce Lansing’s values of leadership, mentorship, and innovation.
   

2. Lansing fire board welcomes interim chief as department navigates transition (wilx.com) — Lansing’s Fire Board has formally welcomed Interim Fire Chief Carrie Edwards-Clemons as she leads the department through a leadership change after the city chose not to renew former Chief Brian Sturdivant’s contract. Commissioners praised her experience in Lansing and Flint, while she emphasized teamwork, communication, and supporting firefighters through upcoming projects and the holiday-season transition.
   

3. Beating the holiday blues: Local experts encourage open conversations to combat seasonal loneliness (fox47news.com) — Lansing mental health professionals are urging residents to talk openly about grief and seasonal depression as Michigan’s dark, cold winter deepens the “holiday blues.” A local breast cancer survivor now runs Live Well, a holistic center offering community and support, while a UM Health Sparrow psychiatrist stresses checking in on loved ones and seeking help to reduce isolation.
   

4. 4 Lansing area elementary schools rank among best in state (lansingstatejournal.com) — Families around Lansing may want to take note: four nearby elementary schools, including East Lansing’s Whitehills Elementary, just ranked among the best in Michigan according to U.S. News & World Report. Schools in Okemos, Haslett, DeWitt, and East Lansing all landed in the top 10% statewide based on test scores and support for students from diverse backgrounds.
   

5. Toys for Tots distribution brings Christmas joy to Mid-Michigan families (wilx.com) — Families across Lansing and Mid-Michigan are receiving thousands of Toys for Tots gifts distributed from the Salvation Army center in Lansing this week. Local parents share how the program helped them as kids and now supports their own children, while organizers say they especially need donations for ages 10–13 and batteries to keep the effort going.
   

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