The pervasiveness of social media in today's culture is notable. There are pros and cons – on the ”pros” side, social media has the ability to raise awareness and understanding. On the ”cons” side, it can also spread inaccurate information – or lead folks to...
In the warm weather months, risks of disease spread by mosquitos and ticks have the greatest impact. Those can include Lyme Disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus. In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Calhoun County Public Health Department...
Potholes. Cold mix asphalt. Hot mix asphalt. Those are some of the words you start to hear when spring starts to make itself known – and Calhoun County Road Department crews get busy. But, in this episode of Inside Calhoun County, we learn from Road Department...
In 2025, Creating Dementia Solutions is looking deeper into what The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care has indicated are ways people can reduce their risk of dementia. Bronson Battle Creek Clinical Nutritionist Jillian Bowen continues her...
Food insecurity brought record demand at the South Michigan Food Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic. But, that does not mean demand has returned to pre-pandemic levels. CEO Peter Vogel returns to Community Matters to talk about a recent visit to Washington, D.C. where...
On the cusp of severe weather season, springtime is typically when emergency preparedness experts talk about how to get ready for situations in which people may have to evacuate their homes. But, the infomration is good any time of the year. In this episode of Inside...
In a partnership with the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the City of Battle Creek welcomed a Community Development Fellow in 2025. The role ”…support[s] various initiatives...
Young love is wonderful – to experience and to witness. But, as we learn in this Summit Pointe episode, young people (and even adults!) can be whisked away by love's euphoria, limiting the ability to notice red flags. Summit Pointe Homebased Caseworker...
Bagel the orange tiger kitty is a story in resilience. Once severely injured in some sort of attack, he was most certainly in a life and death situation. Now, he's mostly recovered and looking for his family. Hear Bagel's story on this Wiggly Tail segment of Community...
City of Battle Creek photo As Thanksgiving 2024 approached, the City of Battle Creek bade farewell to its longest-serving city manager, Rebecca Fleury, who served 10 years in the position. While preparing this year-end look back at the final Community Matters visit...