Local News in Eaton Rapids, Michigan
Trenton Messer stands tall as Richland Gull Lake rallies to beat Eaton Rapids in boys basketball (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
Gull Lake's Trenton Messer carried the Blue Devils with a game-high 25 points and added five rebounds and two blocks in a head-to-head battle with 6-foot-9 Eaton Rapids forward Alex Gauna. LAKE ODESSA — Facing a player standing 6-foot-9...Local union important to Eaton Rapids teachers (Eaton Rapids Community News) EATON RAPIDS - Terri Lake won't hesitate when speaking about the benefits of belonging to the Eaton Rapids Education Association.
Flushing's Pat Cassady and Swartz Creek's Sarah Drevon win Shillelagh four-mile run (The Flint Journal) FLUSHING, Michigan - Pat Cassady was looking for a training run. The Flushing resident is a sophomore on the Oakland University track and field team, which will begin its outdoor season April 3 with the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing.
Holland plans $11.8 million in road work (The Muskegon Chronicle) HOLLAND — With companies such as Johnson Controls/Saft, LG Chem and Haworth soon bringing new jobs, traffic is expected to pick up on the city’s south side.
Michigan's top high school boys basketball teams (Connecticut Post) 1. Detroit Pershing (18-2) beat Warren De La Salle 77-50. 2. Romulus (19-1) beat Detroit Country Day 56-54. 3. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) beat Battle Creek Lakeview 65-47.
Jackson Police Officer James Bonneau remembered by family, friends, colleagues as genuine, good-natured (The Jackson Citizen Patriot) Bonneau, 26, died Tuesday after Elvin Potts, 63, shot him and Blackman Township Public Safety Officer Darin McIntosh inside Potts’ home on Mitchell Street in Jackson, investigators said. One of the officers returned fire and killed Potts, a man with a history of alcohol abuse and firearm crimes.
Be innovative to survive, Dowding chief says (Lansing State Journal) Michigan business leaders need to stop feeling defeated and start innovating, the president of an Eaton Rapids-based manufacturing company said Thursday.
Main Street getting a make-over, thanks to ARRA money (Eaton Rapids Community News) EATON RAPIDS - Main Street will soon get a makeover that will include new curbs and gutters, decorative lighting with underground wiring and upgraded traffic signals, thanks to $2.75 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money.
Mick McCabe: Breaking down the boys state basketball tournament (Detroit Free Press) Free Press sports writer Mick McCabe tackles the state tournament, class by class:
Grand Ledge kids shine at Skills USA contest (Lansing State Journal) In celebration of Career and Technical Education month, students from the EISD Career Preparation Center participated in several Career Technical Student contests.