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CEDAR SPRINGS — Progress continues on Cedar Springs’ future City Hall at 130 W. Muskegon St., as the city’s conversion of the former Rowland’s Surplus building moves through major structural phases on schedule. The project is designed to consolidate city services and modernize workspaces inside a historic structure that originally served as a public works building. Construction Simplified remains in charge of the remodel, and the team says the job is on time as multiple trade

More than 130 Solon Township residents and neighbors filled the township hall Monday night, Jan. 12, 2026, turning an otherwise routine meeting of the township board into a packed, standing room crowd that exceeded the building’s capacity. As latecomers pressed into the room, some residents gave up their seats so others could remain inside.

SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Solon Township Board is considering a potential location for an AI data center along the 17 Mile Road corridor between U.S. 131 and Algoma, township officials said, as residents raise questions about what such a development could mean for local utilities and the area’s rural character.

After a nearly 90-degree Red Flannel Festival, many Cedar Springs residents joked that the town’s signature garments were more tradition than necessity. On New Year’s Eve, that joke flipped. With the temperature hovering near a chilling 10 degrees, those red flannels looked like the smartest outfit on Main Street.