The Battle Creek Community Foundation has selected their 2025-2026 Peter J. Christ Leadership Leaders Fellow. Diop Harris II talks about his history with Battle Creek and his journey to becoming this years Fellow. Harris highlights what he hopes to learn and give back...
Battle Creek Police Department Sgt. Cory Champlin talks 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 Wednesday, December...
Established in 1954, The Arc of of Calhoun Country has a long tradition of helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live fulfilling, independent lives within their community. Executive Director Clare Tanner talks to Community Matters about how...
The world's top brass musicians gather again this December for a special holiday concert at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium. Jerry Rose, Executive Director of the Brass Band of Battle Creek, discusses the unique history of the band and what to expect in their...
Community Matters highlights upcoming events presented by the Downtown Battle Creek Zine (DBCZ)! In this update, Nick Buckley shares ideas for local events happening in December, 2025. Episode Resources Follow DBCZ on Facebook ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS Former WBCK...
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...
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...
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...
