Good morning, Grand Rapids.

Today, thousands are expected at Rosewood Park in Jenison for the 13th Saturday Slip ’N Slide — from noon to 4 p.m. Families can ride four 100-foot slides — a foam pit, dunk tanks, and kids' water play — with registration and wristbands required.

The annual Taste of East Grand Rapids returns Wednesday, Aug.

19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Gaslight Village, offering local restaurants, food trucks, artisan vendors, kids games, face painting and live music as Wealthy Street closes for the night.

Kent County is installing a new AI-powered sorting system at its Waste-to-Energy facility in Grand Rapids to pull recyclables from trash and extend landfill lifespan.

The system, developed by AMP (a Colorado-based firm), processes 25 tons per hour and will be fully operational in about a year.

A human case of swine flu was confirmed in an Ionia exhibitor who attended the Kent County Youth Fair between Aug.

3 and 8, following a pig's sudden death on Aug. 7. Health officials reached out to exhibitors, urging anyone with flu-like symptoms after swine exposure to seek medical care.