Battle Creek Police Department Sgt. Cory Champlin talks to Community Matters about their upcoming Stuff the Truck holiday toy drive, a Toys for Tots event with the Marine Corp Reserves. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or monetary donation to Target at 5700 Beckley Road on...
Want a clearer path to real recovery, not just a new prescription? We sit down with Dr. Sajid Hussain to unpack how comprehensive, evidence-based adult psychiatric care helps people stabilize and rebuild their lives. From depression and anxiety to bipolar disorder,...
In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, an understanding how lead exposure still affects families in Calhoun County and what actually works to protect kids. Lead Case Nurse Heather Schumacher explains how to spot risks, get children tested, and tap local programs...
In 2025, Creating Dementia Solutions is looking deeper into what The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care has indicated are ways people can reduce their risk of dementia. Among those factors: Excessive Drinking In this episode, Recovery...
Tammy Mills, Director of Marketing and Communications for the United Way South Central Michigan (UWSCMI), joins us on Community Matters to discuss their end of year holiday fundraising campaign and how Calhoun County residents can help direct donations to impact their...
Anna Rogers, Marketing & Communication Engagement Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton in Battle Creek, reflects on the hotel's first year of operation, their successes and the importance of making people feel welcome. While discussing their event space resources...
The South Michigan Food Bank – which provides food to the hungry in 8 Michigan counties including Calhoun – continues to respond to a growing need while threats to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding continue. The on-again,...
Summit Pointe, the Calhoun County Community Mental Health (CMH) organization which provides behavioral health care to some of the county's most vulnerable residents, is sounding an alarm over potential changes at the state level which could affect how it delivers...
We're not sure it's an actual word, but ”floof” seems to describe best our good friend Gadget the cat, the focus of our Wiggly Tail update this time from the Humane Society of South Central Michigan. Gadget is a young, domestic long hair male cat...
Summit Pointe and First Step support the behavioral health needs of Calhoun County residents thanks to a staff of hundreds of dedicated professionals. In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, we asked two of those dedicated pros, Clinician and Director Shannon...