Back in January 2024, Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury told Community Matters the Beckley Road corridor would be studied in the coming months. Now, the public may offer input at a session set for Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Lakeview Square Mall from 5:00 –...
Michigan 45th District Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) returns to Community Matters for an update on legislative activity. In particular, Lightner discusses the beginning of the state budget process. The state must pass a balanced budget by July 1 every year....
Calling all household hazardous waste, old unused electronics, scrap metal and more: Earth Day wants you! Calhoun County's Earth Day recycling event will happen Monday, April 22, 2024 from noon to 5:30 PM at Bailey Park, 1350 Capital Avenue NE in Battle Creek, near...
Once per year, county municipalities in Michigan are required to assemble an equalization report. The report serves as a determination that ”…real and personal property in the respective Townships and Cities has been equally and uniformly assessed” in Calhoun County....
The owner of Battle Creek's Ford and Lincoln dealership tells Community Matters EV sales might not be what was initially predicted, but the market is there. Vince Pavone, whose Lakeview Ford store sponsors Community Matters, also discusses his view on how this might...
Calhoun County's dementia awareness organization Miles for Memories has set its annual research update event for April 30, 2024. The free event seeks to provide an update from Michigan State University researchers on the latest dementia drugs and treatments, as well...
Fifteen-year veteran city attorney Jill Steele will retire from Battle Creek City Hall in the summer of 2024. City officials are beginning to cement a process to find her replacement. Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke and Vice-Mayor Sherry Sofia discuss the impact of the...
The Humane Society of South Central Michigan in Battle Creek renews calls for pets to be spayed and neutered, using the springtime ”kitten season” to bolster the point. HSSCM Executive Director Jessica Gilbert returns to Community Matters for another Wiggly Tail...
Many millions are said to be affected by an online data breach at AT&T in 2019 – which was announced in 2024. Community Matters asked southwest Michigan online security expert Larry Deniston of CMIT Solutions to talk about a few things consumers and businesses...
With almost a full school year behind them since the announcement of the Bearcat Advantage scholarship program, Battle Creek Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Carter returns to Community Matters. Carter comments on a newly announced alliance to try and cover more...
