Eaton Rapids
A city in Eaton County, Michigan — population 5,222 as of 2020.
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News around Eaton County
Mid-Michigan musicians complete 60-hour-long jam session, breaking world record
More than 100 musicians played from Monday morning to Wednesday night in Lansing to break the record for the world's longest jam session.
Local Sports
Lansing police chief sees ‘patterns’ in five River Trail deaths
Chief Robert Backus stopped short of saying five homeless men who died after violent incidents on the River Trail were victims of a serial killer.
Public Safety
Get Lost! in Grand Ledge: Exploring the 'City of Seven Islands'
WKAR News reporter Emma J Nelson spent the afternoon getting lost in the mid-Michigan city that harbors both islands and cliffs, just days before the annual Fall Festival.
Events
Gun recovered from man fatally shot by Lansing police was not real, department says
The Lansing Police Department says a firearm recovered from a 29-year-old man fatally shot by police last month was not a real gun.
Public Safety
Double whammy: Rising gas and diesel prices put pressure on Michigan food access
As gas prices reached $4.95 in Lansing in September, higher transportation expenses placed added pressure on families and the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
General
Lansing Police had extra patrols of River Trail amid homeless deaths
The Lansing Police Department says officers were already making extra patrols along the Lansing River Trail amid a string of violent deaths over the summer.
Public SafetyIn and around Eaton Rapids
See & do
- Alumni Stadium
- Bridgeview Senior Apartments
- Club Fitness LLC
- Eaton Rapids Area District Library
- Eaton Rapids Area Historical Society
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Eaton Rapids by the numbers
- Area
- 3.63 sq mi (9.4 km²), 0.1 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.3
- Households
- 2,149
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $63,875
- Median house value
- $155,800
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 200 S MAIN ST, EATON RAPIDS, MI 48827