Right after the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is the National Day of Racial Healing, observed on January 16, 2024. Battle Creek's WK Kellogg Foundation calls upon locals and those across the country to reflect and ”imagine 100 years without racism” – and...
Calhoun County Treasurer Brian Wensauer joins Inside Calhoun County to talk about some accomplishments he is particularly proud of during his tenure. Not the least of which is the Primary Residential Exemption Tax Repayment Program. Imagine: COVID caused an...
First elected by Calhoun County voters in 2012, David Gilbert began leading the office of the prosecuting attorney in early 2013. That length of service, along with prior service as an assistant prosecutor and a defense attorney, has afforded Prosecutor Gilbert some...
Momo the cat, who has been a resident of the Humane Society of South Central Michigan for several years, might have a bit of a sourpuss when she's fitted with her Christmas hat. But, executive director Jessica Gilbert tells Community Matters she leads the charge...
In this episode of Community Matters, The Center for Economic Accountability President John Mozena elaborates on bestowing Ford's BlueOval Battery Park Michigan as 2023's ”Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year”. Mozena discusses the basis...
The $1.7 billion in state and local incentives Ford Motor Company was initially promised for the Marshall, Michigan BlueOval EV battery production facility has left many folks uncertain, at least, about the subsidies. Some say it's the cost of being competitive...
Calhoun County Chief Judge Michael Jaconette is joined by court administrators Kate Ambrose and Kris Getting in this update from the Calhoun County courts. The trio discusses how the courts have adapted since COVID, along with other operational changes including...
Musician Barb Hibiske – longtime member of the Battle Creek's Cereal City Concert Band – returns to Community Matters to share holiday cheer. She's doing so by inviting the community to attend its annual holiday concert on December 10, 2023....
Battle Creek Chamber of Commerce President Kara Beer joins Community Matters on ”Small Business Saturday” to talk about the origins of the post-Black Friday retail theme. With Black Friday shopping mostly focused on larger national on-site and online...
As folks in Calhoun County consider their charitable giving during the 2023 holiday season, Battle Creek's Charitable Union is reflecting on another year of record need. CEO Teresa Allen joins Community Matters just head of ”Giving Tuesday,” a...