There is no need to travel any further than Marshall, Michigan and Oaklawn Hospital for speech therapy related to Parkinson's Disease and other ailments. In the inaugural episode of Oaklawn Health Matters, speech therapist Dava Montgomery talks about programs like...
Marshall Public Schools asked voters in May 2024 to approve a $90 million bond question which would fund upgrades, improvements and even a whole new elementary building in Albion. Voters rejected it by almost 600 votes. But, why? Now, the district has been asking...
Calhoun County Commissioner Derek King joins Community Matters to discuss the ramifications of the May 2024 resignation of chair Kathy-Sue Vette. The development required a two-step solution: Appointing a replacement for the District 3 commissioner as well as a new...
The Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite has until early August 2024 to officially take its case to the Michigan Supreme Court. Technically, the committee has 42 days from the Michigan Court of Appeals decision that dealt another blow to the legal drama meant to...
The June 18, 2024 Michigan Court of Appeals decision to affirm lower courts in the Marshall Megasite zoning case leaves the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite with a decision: Should their argument be taken to the Michigan Supreme Court? Attorney Richard Lindsey,...
Scott Wolfersberger has been a Ward 1 member of the Marshall City Council for six years. Now, he wants to be mayor. With council members thrust into the spotlight after the Ford Motor Company EV battery plant announcement for the Marshall Megasite, community response...
Battle Creek Police will undertake another string of extra patrols in the city and Bedford Township between June 23-29, 2024. Why? Lt. Ryan Strunk tells Community Matters it is always a chance to make sure motorists are up to speed on the latest laws (like the...
A Consumers Energy solar and renewable natural gas site on farmland near Battle Creek is an example of others the utility intends to build on other sites. That's the word from David Hicks, Consumers Energy vice-president of clean energy development, who says the goal...
LANSING - In an announcement less than two weeks after hearing arguments from both sides, a three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel has affirmed the lower court decision as it relates to the Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan construction at the Marshall...
Warm weather months in Battle Creek bring city staff out to prepare parks and recreation spaces for summer. In this episode, Duska Brumm visits with BC City Connection to talk about parks and recreation options in the city – everything from Bailey Park to Full Blast...