Once per year, county municipalities in Michigan are required to assemble an equalization report. The report serves as a determination that "...real and personal property in the respective Townships and Cities has been equally and uniformly assessed" in Calhoun...
The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning all-electric vehicles on display at the 2023 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Livemic photo The owner of Battle Creek's Ford and Lincoln dealership tells Community Matters EV sales might not be what...
It should be no surprise that tech design is a hallmark of the Little Blinking Light podcast. After all, it's the cornerstone of the work Roger Ferworn and his team do at AE Tech Design.In this episode, hear Roger and host Richard Piet talk about what tech design...
Battle Creek City Attorney Jill Steele announces her retirement to the Battle Creek City Commission on March 19, 2024. Courtesy City of Battle Creek Fifteen-year veteran city attorney Jill Steele will retire from Battle Creek City Hall in the summer of 2024. City...
Markus Spiske Many millions are said to be affected by an online data breach at AT&T in 2019 - which was announced in 2024.Community Matters asked southwest Michigan online security expert Larry Deniston of CMIT Solutions to talk about a few things consumers and...
Blue Bell. HSSCM photo The Humane Society of South Central Michigan in Battle Creek renews calls for pets to be spayed and neutered, using the springtime "kitten season" to bolster the point.HSSCM Executive Director Jessica Gilbert returns to Community Matters for...
Courtesy BCPS With almost a full school year behind them since the announcement of the Bearcat Advantage scholarship program, Battle Creek Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Carter returns to Community Matters.Carter comments on a newly announced alliance to try...
Courtesy SPCCC Question, Persuade, Refer. That's what QPR stands for and it's "an emergency response to someone in crisis," says the QPR Institute.In a training as short as a lunch-and-learn, community members can become "gatekeepers" able to respond to a person in...
A new website featuring a Calhoun County, Michigan-focused podcasts plans to be a hub for local discussions.BattleCreekPodcast.com features locally produced discussions with Calhoun County community voices - or those from elsewhere with relevant infomation to the...
Damage in Calhoun County from a February 2024 tornado. Calhoun County photo After a rare wintertime tornado in February 2024, Calhoun County Emergency Management officials are reminding residents how to be alerted to severe weather.They are also reminding folks that...