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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 starts. Charitable Union says the kids they focus …
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 on how the organization works – and helps stakeholders work together. Episode ResourcesBCATS …
Marshall Public Schools asked voters in May 2024 to approve a $90 million bond question which would fund upgrades, improvements and even a whole new elementary building in Albion. Voters rejected it by almost 600 votes. But, why? Now, the district has been asking voters for input in order to understand the answer to that …
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 programs like LSVT-Loud (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment) and Parkinson’s Voice Project’s SPEAK OUT! therapy programs – both …
Some financial institutions in southwest Michigan are noting a wave of counterfeit bills circulating the area. Others have said they are not seeing as much. Could you tell if a bill you are holding is real or fake? We asked Lisa Sloughter, fraud and collections supervisor at Marshall Community Credit Union for advice. Episode ResourcesMCCU …
The Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite has until early August 2024 to officially take its case to the Michigan Supreme Court. Technically, the committee has 42 days from the Michigan Court of Appeals decision that dealt another blow to the legal drama meant to put the Ford BlueOval plant development to a vote in Marshall. …
The June 18, 2024 Michigan Court of Appeals decision to affirm lower courts in the Marshall Megasite zoning case leaves the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite with a decision: Should their argument be taken to the Michigan Supreme Court? Attorney Richard Lindsey, a member of the legal team representing the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance …
Scott Wolfersberger has been a Ward 1 member of the Marshall City Council for six years. Now, he wants to be mayor. With council members thrust into the spotlight after the Ford Motor Company EV battery plant announcement for the Marshall Megasite, community response – on one side or the other – has been swift. …
