Courtesy BPZ Battle Creek's Binder Park Zoo is readying for its 2024 season with several job fairs set for March and April, 2024.Spokesperson Allie Stoddard joins Community Matters in this episode to talk about the seasonal positions they would like to fill....
Creating Dementia Solutions host Richard Piet with Miles for Memories volunteer Connie Skidmore. MFM photo Continuing a series of Creating Dementia Solutions episodes with subjects meant to help caregivers, this one focuses on the early signs of dementia.Miles for...
Syd Mills photo You may have heard of the Calhoun Intermediate School District - or CISD. You may have also heard of the Calhoun Area Career Center, which it operates.But, are you familiar with the resources provided there - and how CISD supports local school...
MDOT photo With springlike conditions prevailing in Michigan in the 2023-2024 winter season, how does that affect the Michigan Department of Transportation's typical roadwork schedule? Community Matters caught up with MDOT spokesperson Nick Schirripa to talk about the...
Brenda Hunt joined the Battle Creek Community Foundation in 1993. Livemic photo Amidst the last weeks of her tenure as president and CEO of the Battle Creek Community Foundation, Brenda Hunt joins Community Matters to reflect. Having joined BCCF in 1993, she discusses...
Former Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton has led the Michigan Sheriff's Association since 2020. Livemic photo In spring of 2020, Matt Saxton stepped down as Calhoun County Sheriff and assumed the role of chief executive at the Michigan Sheriffs' Association.About...
Calhoun County Board Vice-Chair Steve Frisbie returns to Community Matters for a periodic update from commissioners.This time, the focus is, first, on how the Calhoun County Clerk/Register's office implemented early voting in the county (nine days of early voting ends...
Pictured are (L-R) Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley, Deputy Andy Erard and Emergency Manager Lt. Chris Young, with the submersible "Boyd in White" behind them. Courtesy Calhoun County Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputy Andy Erard leads the Sheriff's Office Dive Team....
Courtesy nia.nih.gov After becoming acquainted with the different types of dementia from the previous Creating Dementia Solutions episode, we now ask: Why is it important to know the types? Of course, there are medical reasons. As we have learned in other episodes,...
Glenn Kowalske visits with Community Matters on February 14, 2024. Livemic photo Outspoken opponent of development at the Marshall Megasite, Glenn Kowalske, returns to Community Matters for a wide-ranging discussion about the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite's...