Rep. Steve Frisbie (R-Pennfield) returns to Community Matters to update listeners on legislative activity in the Michigan House of Representatives. Frisbie discusses legislation to give volunteer emergency response workers in Michigan a tax break, restoring local...
Boxes and Boxes of cereal – and gallons and gallons of milk – are just part of Battle Creek's annual National Cereal Fest. There is entertainment, vendors, the traditional parade – and even a special cereal sale. Kellogg Arena's Kaycie...
Honored in 2025 as the Star of the Year at the Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism, Calhoun County Visitors Bureau CEO Linda Freybler shares some perspective on visitors to our county. Freybler also offers insight about what fills hotel rooms in Calhoun...
Singer and musician Del Shannon – born Charles Westover about 80 miles away in Coopersville, Michigan – is said to have adopted Battle Creek as his hometown. Hence, a growing celebration of the ”Little Runaway” singer in the cereal city. West...
Cass County native Aric Nesbitt, the Michigan Senate Minority Leader, has announced his intent to run for governor in 2026. Nesbitt, a conservative Republican, was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2010. Nesbitt joins Community Matters to talk...
For the third year in a row, the Calhoun County Land Bank Authority has received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help move potentially contaminated land to new ownership. The City of Albion and Battle Creek Community Foundation are partners on...
A planned meet-and-greet in April 2025 was supposed to give Battle Creek residents a chance to meet the finalists for the city manager who will succeed Rebecca Fleury, who retired in the fall of 2024. That event was abruptly cancelled when one of the candidates...
When thinking about military appreciation observances during the month of May, you may think first of Memorial Day. While that is certainly true, we learn in this Community Matters discussion there are a lot more observances which constitute what is referred to as...
Calhoun County Senior Services stages its annual Senior Expo to provide a one-stop resource event for those 60 and over. Set for May 22, 2025 at Kellogg Arena, the free event features a number of demonstrations, give-a-ways and access to vendors who provide different...
Calhoun County does not generally have a significant amount of reported incidents of wrong-way drivers. But, many other counties do – particularly in higher-populated areas. That's the word from Calhoun County Sheriff's Department Lt. Curtis Smith....
