Courtesy Village of Vicksburg, Michigan At a gathering in June 2024 in Oswalt Park, we asked five residents of Vicksburg, Michigan and one visitor to talk about the village.We asked them why they are in Vicksburg, about their observations of the village - past and...
The City of Battle Creek is encouraging those interested to apply to be considered for appointment to a new Community Oversight Board. The panel will have seven members and two alternates from the community, with a goal to ”reflect a range of the city's demographics...
Calhoun County Clerk/Register Kimberly Hinkley tells Community Matters staff and volunteers are ready for nine days of early voting ahead of the Tuesday, August 6, 2024 primary election. The county has only conducted the early voting a handful of times since voters...
Courtesy Charitable Union It is one of the busiest times of the year at Battle Creek's Charitable Union – the organization which has been helping local people who need it since 1887. One of those efforts is a drive to get kids into some new clothes by the time school...
Saffron was adopted, then returned to the shelter when her owners split up and neither one wanted to keep her. HSSCM phot Saffron is the sweetest Siamese cat you will ever meet. She is curious about who is coming to see her – and may very well flop over for a belly...
Courtesy BPZ It is probably true most people know how wild it is at the Binder Park Zoo. Just look around! But, BPZ's Allie Stoddard tells Community Matters how WILD Wednesdays in July are even more so! Episode...
How do local stakeholders decide what transportation and public transit goals are best for the area? An overseer in that effort locally is BCATS – the Battle Creek Area Transportation Study. BCATS Executive Director Jeff Franklin joins Community Matters to shed light...
Courtesy Oaklawn There is no need to travel any further than Marshall, Michigan and Oaklawn Hospital for speech therapy related to Parkinson's Disease and other ailments. In the inaugural episode of Oaklawn Health Matters, speech therapist Dava Montgomery talks about...
Committee for Marshall attorney Robby Dube argues the case at the Michigan Court of Appeals on June 6, 2024. Courtesy MCOA The Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite has until early August 2024 to officially take its case to the Michigan Supreme Court. Technically,...
L-r: Calhoun County Commissioners Derek King and Al Morehart. Courtesy Calhoun County Calhoun County Commissioner Derek King joins Community Matters to discuss the ramifications of the May 2024 resignation of chair Kathy-Sue Vette. The development required a two-step...