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 districts?...
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...
Humane Society of South Central Michigan's latest Wiggly Tail update features Mona, a domestic shorthair cat ready to find her new home. Could it be yours? HSSCM Executive Director Jessica Gilbert also discusses the unseasonably warm weather – and the...
Just after midnight on February 28, 2024, what as later determined to be an EF1 tornado barreled through an area in Calhoun County, Michigan. The tornado was 300 yards wide and traveled 5.5 miles. Miraculously, injuries were minimal and there were no fatalities....
It's a first for our Wiggly Tail updates from the Humane Society of South Central Michigan: Spotlighting a pet we've shared with you before who still hasn't been adopted. Enter Sid. In September 2023 on Community Matters, we told you about this...
Calhoun County residents – just like anywhere else – must feel assured their emergency response operations are in good working order. An integral component is emergency dispatch, where 9-1-1 calls are routed. Michael Armitage, director of the Calhoun...
In the time since citizen input was sought in November 2022 about a potential Battle Creek Community Oversight Board, information gathering and other work has continued. Additionally, the Battle Creek police chief has changed and a new diversity, equity and inclusion...
Marshall Michigan's director of electric utilities, Kevin Maynard, thought the city would be inking a deal to buy energy from a planned solar energy provider in northern Michigan. But, the deal fell apart when the provider came back with a rate higher than...
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 legal fight and potential future plans. The group moved forward earlier in...
Demand for food from the South Michigan Food Bank has doubled – and more – in recent years, as we first learned about a year ago from SMFB CEO Peter Vogel. Now, Vogel returns to Community Matters one year later to talk about having dipped into reserves to...