Charitable Union's Teresa Allen accepts an Employer of the Year award in 2023 from Goodwill Industries. Courtesy Charitable Union As folks in Calhoun County consider their charitable giving during the 2023 holiday season, Battle Creek's Charitable Union is reflecting...
Cynthia Murch (left) and Caryn Drenth talk about "shopping small" in Marshall, Michigan. Livemic photo Two members of the Marshall Retail Group join Community Matters on "Small Business Saturday" - the post-Black Friday appeal for shoppers to commit to spending some...
Battle Creek Chamber of Commerce President Kara Beer joins Community Matters on "Small Business Saturday" to talk about the origins of the post-Black Friday retail theme.With Black Friday shopping mostly focused on larger national on-site and online retailers, the...
Calhoun County Board of Commissioners Vice-Chair Steve Frisbie takes the oath of office in 2019. Courtesy Calhoun County Government With the cancellation of the second meeting in November, the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners will discuss the 2024 budget at a...
Courtesy Decorate with Lights After asking for nominations of military veterans in southwest Michigan, a local business chose a 90-year-old veteran from Marshall, Michigan to win its professionally installed holiday light display. Chuck Barnes of the west Michigan...
The following is a special Veteran's Day 2023 crossover episode from Inside Calhoun County, the official podcast of Calhoun County, Michigan government. Find all Inside Calhoun County episodes here. Supporting Calhoun County veterans and their families is the goal of...
On Friday, November 10, 2023, the MDOT interactive construction map showed the remainder of the I-94 construction work being finished for the season. Courtesy MDOT After significant roadwork in 2023, the Michigan Department of Transportation is wrapping up its Calhoun...
Richard Piet and Sherii Sherban with some of the specially designed Miles for Memories puppets. Courtesy Access Vision and Miles for Memories. Back in episode 13 of Creating Dementia Solutions, Michigan State University researcher Dr. Graham Atkin helped us learn that...
Battle Creek Community Foundation President and CEO Brenda Hunt will retire in March 2024. BCCF photo The Battle Creek Community Foundation will find a successor for a 30-year CEO in 2024, after Brenda Hunt retires After community listening sessions, the BCCF CEO...
JESHOOTS.com photo You have no doubt heard about concerned folks at home, worried about their loved ones in Israel and Gaza when war broke out in the fall of 2023. That made us wonder what a travel professional would say to someone who might want to travel to the...