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Big Rapids is a city and the seat of government of Mecosta County, Michigan. The population was 7,727 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 10,601 in 2010. [5] The city is surrounded by Big Rapids Charter Township but they are completely separate jurisdictions. Big Rapids is home of the main campus of Ferris State University, a four-year public ...
Siena Heights University Spectra - Adrian. The Recorder - Albion. The Allegan County News [1] - Allegan. Grand Valley Advance - Allendale. The Alpena News - Alpena. The Ann Arbor Independent - Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor. Washtenaw Jewish News - Ann Arbor. The Michigan Daily - Ann Arbor, University of Michigan.
The population of Mecosta County was 671 inhabitants in 1860. The first issue of the Big Rapids Pioneer, a five-column folio, was printed on April 17, 1862. Charlie Gay was the proprietor, owner, and co-editor with Ceylon C. Fuller. The paper was under the same management for nearly 22 years, and 140 years later, the paper is still being published.
Jim Bakker, scandal-ridden televangelist (born in Muskegon) Abe Bernstein, Prohibition -era gangster (born in New York; moved to Detroit) Ivan Boesky, inside trader (born in Detroit) Tony Chebatoris (1899–1938), murderer, bank robber and the only person executed for a crime in Michigan's history.
Roben–Hood Airport (IATA: WBR, ICAO: KRQB, FAA LID: RQB) is a public airport located 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of the central business district of Big Rapids, a city in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the City of Big Rapids. [1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated ...
MLive Media Group, originally known as Booth Newspapers, or Booth Michigan, is a media group that produces newspapers in the state of Michigan. Founded by George Gough Booth with his two brothers, Booth Newspapers was sold to Advance Publications, a Samuel I. Newhouse property, in 1976. MLive Media Group newspaper publications include The Ann ...
Nisbett Building. / 43.69806°N 85.48167°W / 43.69806; -85.48167. The Nisbett Building is a commercial building located at 101 South Michigan Avenue in Big Rapids, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977 [ 2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Big Rapids Township is a charter township [4] of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,917. [2] The city of Big Rapids is surrounded by the charter township but, like all cities in Michigan, is a completely separate jurisdiction from any townships adjacent to it.