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Rotary Cow Plop Raises $3,500 Driver pleads not guilty in bus accident One step at a time Girls track team goes undefeated Delicious, No-fuss desserts Travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
 
Rotary Cow Plop Raises $3,500

Rotary Cow Plop Raises $3,500

The Cedar Springs Rotary Club’s May 5th Cow Plop fundraiser raised over $3,500 for its scholarship fund, thanks to the community’s support of the event.

Rotary Cow Plop Raises $3,500
Driver pleads not guilty in bus accident

Driver pleads not guilty in bus accident

The man that drove into a Cedar Springs Public School bus last week pled not guilty to charges of operating while intoxicated and driving on a suspended license.

Driver pleads not guilty in bus accident
One step at a time

One step at a time

Students at Cedar Springs Middle School received a wake-up call Tuesday, May 8, when a group from the Kent County Mental Health Foundation visited their school to present an assembly for a campaign known as be nice.

One step at a time
Girls track team goes undefeated

Girls track team goes undefeated

Tuesday May 1 the Girls track team traveled to Comstock Park and defeated the Sparta 83 to 54 and Comstock Park 111.5 to 20.5. The team finishes in first place in the OK Blue with a 6 and 0 record is 9 and 1 overall.

Girls track team goes undefeated
Delicious, No-fuss desserts

Delicious, No-fuss desserts

Are you hungry for a sweet treat but don’t have the time or energy to create something from scratch? These no-fuss dessert recipes are sure to delight. Start with convenient ingredients, such as Sara Lee Pound Cake, and make a few easy enhancements.

Delicious, No-fuss desserts
Travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines

You have a special opportunity to see another Virtual Travel Adventure on Monday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m., at Cedar Springs High School, when we travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Website will be updated tomorrow – Friday, May 18, 2012

Website will be updated tomorrow – Friday, May 18, 2012

17 May 2012

Due to our office manager, Mary Randall, being on vacation, and we are under-staffed, the website will not be uploaded until tomorrow. Our e-edition is available for download by clicking the link below e-newspaper

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Parking ordinance put on pause

Parking ordinance put on pause

11 May 2012

The Cedar Springs City Council voted Thursday night to send a controversial parking ordinance back to the planning commission for review, and ordered a halt to its enforcement. The ordinance came under scrutiny last month, when resident Beth Karafa complained that she was not allowed to park in the gravel area between her yard and [...]

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Man pleads guilty in sex sting

Man pleads guilty in sex sting

10 May 2012

A Nelson Township man that drove to Ohio to have sex with two pre-teen girls pled guilty last week in a plea deal. Herman Kamphuis, 43, pled guilty in the Federal Southern District Court of Ohio to coercion or enticement of a female over the Internet.

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Say CHEESE!

Say CHEESE!

10 May 2012

This curious little guy took a break from chewing on wood at the entrance to the Post Monday to peek through the window and see what we were doing.

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Hometown Hero

10 May 2012

Air Force Airman Andrew T. Bouwkamp graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

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New computers at the library

New computers at the library

10 May 2012

The Cedar Springs Public Library recently purchased four new computers and two laptops with a federal grant they received from the Broadband Stimulus Grant Program. The laptops can be checked out, but must be used onsite at the library.

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GRCC millage fails; Pierson president survives recall

10 May 2012

Kent County voters sent Grand Rapids Community College the same message Tuesday that they’ve sent three times since 2007: NO NEW TAXES

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Criminals crash car

10 May 2012

Two men were interrupted Monday morning when they tried to commit a breaking and entering, and then crashed their car while trying to get away.

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Be ready always

10 May 2012

Recently there was a call-in radio show that had, as their guest, an atheist, who was sharing his views. While frantically trying to get a call through to the station, there were a dozen or more Christian callers talking to this man

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60th Anniversary

60th Anniversary

10 May 2012

Chuck and Frances Hamilton of Cedar Springs, Michigan, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on May 12, 2012. A family gathering is planned for the weekend

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