25 September 2022
By Lois Allen There has been a steady decline of local newspapers since The Cedar Springs Post was created in 1988. Back then everyone was on the same pages. If they wanted to know what was going on in their community, they picked up the local newspaper. Local journalists are disappearing across the country, creating […]
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25 September 2022
By Judy Reed Break out those red flannel long johns, granny gowns, lumberjack hats or whatever you have that’s RED because Red Flannel fun is heading your way! The 83rd annual Red Flannel Festival—one of the oldest festivals in Michigan—starts this week. This year’s theme is “Cheers to 83 years” and the logo was created […]
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25 September 2022
By Judy Reed The Cedar Springs Public Library was recently the recipient of a set of bookshelves thanks to the Eagle Project constructed by high school senior Dominic Pellerito. Dominic, 17, the son of Craig and Leah Pellerito of Solon Township, has been in Boy Scouts for 10 years, and he needed to come up […]
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25 September 2022
Earlier this week, a man riding a moped was critically injured when a car traveling in the same direction struck him and then fled. According to the Michigan State Police Lakeview Post, the incident occurred in Fairplain Township, Montcalm County, on Monday, September 19, about 11:32 p.m. They said that a 44-year-old man from Sheridan […]
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25 September 2022
Patrons at the Cedar Springs Public Library were spellbound this past Monday, September 19, at the Library’s Hocus Pocus Watch Party. The 19 children and adults that attended were able to make their very own Hocus Pocus potion drinks consisting of children’s tears (sprite); dragon’s blood (pineapple juice; goblin guts (lime sherbert); pig eyeballs (grapes); […]
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25 September 2022
The VA is partnering with the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and other veteran organizations to hold its second Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) next month—a three-day virtual event during which Michigan veterans can receive direct assistance to get the benefits they earned for their service. The event will be Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 4-6, from […]
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25 September 2022
LANSING, Mich.—Before the leaves start to turn and fall, thousands of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Adopt-A-Highway volunteers will fan out across the state to collect litter along highway roadsides from Saturday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 2. This is the third and final scheduled pickup period of the year. Every year, Adopt-A-Highway volunteers regularly […]
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25 September 2022
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Joseph Scott Gray, 53, of Lawton, Michigan was sentenced to five years in federal prison last week for lying to the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain over $250,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled. To obtain those benefits, Gray repeatedly told the VA he could not walk or […]
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25 September 2022
Items that appeared online had been removed from Italy decades earlier From the FBI The FBI’s Italian counterparts, known as the Carabinieri, regularly search for Italian art and cultural property that has been taken out of the country—sometimes many decades ago. Recently, the Carabinieri’s Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (TPC), which translates to Protection of Cultural Heritage, […]
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25 September 2022
Philip “Tete” Hallock age 79 of Cedar Springs died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at home surrounded by his family and joined Kay “Alice” his bride of 48 years. He was born in Cedar Springs on November 19, 1942 to Glen and Jean (Koster) Hallock. Tete joined the U.S. Marine Corp. from 1960 to 1964. He […]
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25 September 2022
Olney Lee Hawkins, “Hawk”, as he was known by friends and family, went to be with his loved ones in Heaven on Monday, August 29, 2022. He passed away peacefully at his Belmont home, surrounded by his children, he was 91. He was born on August 10, 1931, in Fife Lake, MI to William and […]
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25 September 2022
The family of Ron Fisher would like to send a special thank you to Kevin and the team at Bliss-Witters & Pike for your wonderful care of our husband, dad, grandpa and our whole family, during our loss. You all are so kind. Pastor Chuck Smith, thank you for a beautiful service. It was perfect. […]
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25 September 2022
Pastor Darryl Miller Sand Lake/South Ensley Churches I have to admit that I love this time of year. I know that some will say I am crazy and wish that summer would last forever but I am a solid autumn guy. I love the weather; a campfire feels good and it’s not so hot that […]
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