Andrew Ball Calhoun County Board of Commissioners Vice-Chair Steve Frisbie tells Community Matters figuring out the road funding formula to keep repairing county roads will still be a priority in 2024.Frisbie also talks about budget adjustments in December 2023, as...
Courtesy CEA In this episode of Community Matters, The Center for Economic Accountability President John Mozena elaborates on bestowing Ford's BlueOval Battery Park Michigan as 2023's "Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year". Mozena discusses the basis for the...
Miles for Memories receiving recognition from the Battle Creek Community Foundation on National Philanthropy Day 2023. MFM photo Caregivers for those living with dementia are an especially dedicated group. Particularly if the one for whom they are caring is a...
BCU President Joe Sobieralski (center) with other city and county officials breaking ground on the Industrial Partners USA Phase 2 Spec Building on Watkins Road in Battle Creek December 8, 2023. BCU photo "It never slowed down."That's the word from Battle Creek...
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, UAW President Ray Curry, Ford Chair Bill Ford and Marshall, Mich. Mayor Jim Schwartz at Ford Ion Park in Romulus, Mich., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, when Ford Motor...
Eugene Zhyvchik photo Imagine the scenario: Family and friends gather for traditional holiday celebrations. Except, this year, you join relatives you haven't seen in months - and a loved one in attendance seems different. Could they be displaying symptoms of...
Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke (second from right, seated) with the 2023-2024 city commission. Courtesy City of Battle Creek Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke sits down with Community Matters for an end-of-year look at the initiatives that served as priorities in 2023 -...
Eugene Zhyvchik photo Miles for Memories volunteer Connie Skidmore returns in this episode of Creating Dementia Solutions to offer first-hand advice as folks prepare for holiday gatherings that will include a loved one with dementia.Connie discusses approaches which...
Musician Barb Hibiske - longtime member of the Battle Creek's Cereal City Concert Band - returns to Community Matters to share holiday cheer. She's doing so by inviting the community to attend its annual holiday concert on December 10, 2023.Click to hear more about...
Courtesy Rep. Jim Haadsma In his first legislative update to Community Matters since the Michigan House of Representatives left for the holiday break, 44th District Rep. Jim Haadsma (D-Battle Creek) returns to discuss: The balance of power in the House after two...