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LANSING - Consumers Energy has filed a request with the Michigan Public Service Commission, MPSC, to raise electric rates by $456 million, marking the largest rate increase request in more than 20 years and the second year in a row the utility has sought a significant hike. The application was filed June 2, 2026, the earliest date allowed under Michigan law, which requires utilities to wait at least one year between rate case filings. The request now enters a review process t

It turns out, newspapers still make a sound when you open them. I had almost forgotten it. That little crackle when you pull one from the stack. The way the fold never quite goes back the same way once you’ve opened it. The smell of the ink on newsprint. And for the first time in nearly three years, Cedar Springs heard that sound again. At least with a newspaper bearing our hometown’s name. I was standing in the Cedar Chest Resale Shop the other morning when they were put out

CEDAR SPRINGS — A community water safety event, “Swim Safe for Silas,” will be held Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to noon at Creative Technologies Academy near the soccer field in Cedar Springs. The event was launched by Kaila Palmer in memory of her 4 year old son, Silas, who drowned July 25, 2025, at Long Lake Park in Solon Township. Palmer organized the lifejacket drive to promote water safety and help prevent similar tragedies in the future. Donated lifejackets collecte

CEDAR SPRINGS — The Solon Township Fire Department is currently seeking motivated local residents to join the department as paid on-call firefighters as emergency call volume continues to rise throughout the community. Over the past decade, the department has experienced a dramatic increase in calls for service. Annual incident totals have grown from 351 calls in 2012 to a record-setting 600 calls in 2025, an increase of more than 70 percent. Department officials say the cont