Eaton Rapids
ERMC nurse receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Karen Cole, registered nurse (RN) at Eaton Rapids Medical Center (ERMC), was presented with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Cole is retiring after 42 years of service to the hospital and 49 years in the field. She is the second...
Shop Local – Culligan Water Conditioning
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Almost 60 years ago Philip and Phyllis Carey started a Culligan Water franchise in south Lansing. They’ve both passed now, but the business is still in family hands. Matt Carey, their son, has been part of the business since 1980 and...
Eaton County treasurer elected first VP of MACT
Sunfield Township resident and Eaton County Treasurer, Bob Robinson, was elected to serve as first vice president to the board of directors for the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (MACT) at its 2020 Virtual Summer Conference on August 25. As first vice...
Serendipitous Socks helping kids one foot at a time
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer Lillian White, a 16-year-old junior at Eaton Rapids High School saw a need in the community and wants to remedy that need, one pair of socks at a time. “One day, while talking with my dad, I told him I wanted to do something for the...
Miller car returns to Eaton Rapids
Deb Malewski Contributing Writer The recent return of the Miller Dairy’s 1929 Hupmobile car brought a rush of excitement to the Eaton Rapids Area Historical Society (ERAHS). Ken Nicholas, ERAHS board president, was one of the first to find out about the acquisition....
Protecting the building
When Eaton Rapids Public Schools (ERPS) started its semi-annual program of school roof inspection, our roofing company both did repairs and made suggestions on which portions of our roofs needed replacing. We had had leaks in buildings which also gave us an indication...
Eaton Rapids DDA awards $20,000 in economic development grants
The Eaton Rapids Downtown Businesses have a little help in their COVID recovery. The Downtown Development Authority board awarded $20,000 in grant funding at their August meeting. “This is the first year we’ve been able to provide a little more in grant funding,” said...
Finally, a graduation
By Bill DeFrance ERPS Superintendent — For those of us who have been at graduations in recent memory in Eaton Rapids, they have always been at the end of the week of Memorial Day. This year, we changed it up a little as things were changed up for us due to the health...
ER faces major challenges as return-to-school planning moves forward
By Carla Bumstead, Editor — The Eaton Rapids Public Schools are facing a monumental challenge as they plan for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. The question of how, when and where students will receive instruction in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic is...
DDA announces time change for Saturday Farmer’s Market
The Eaton Rapids Saturday Farmer’s Market has been wildly successful at its new location — in the grass lot owned by the DDA, between 114 and 132 Hall Street. As they continue to dial in the market to make it as successful as possible, the DDA has announced new hours...