Jason Francisco, City of Battle Creek Community Services Director, joins BC City Connection to talk about a new communal kitchens pilot designed for families living long-term in hotels. Cooking in hotel rooms creates serious safety risks and this ARPA-funded, shared...
Melissa Whitcomb, the City of Battle Creek’s engineering project manager, visits the BC City Connection to make sense of the road work season and the choices behind it. Among the focuses: Who owns which roads, why chip seal shows up after paving, and planning 2027...
Civil Engineering Technician Amber Whitcomb updates residents on how Battle Creek verifies lead service lines and what happens after a home is confirmed to have one. Amber explains the consent form, the replacement timeline, and what residents can expect from water...
This time on BC City Connection Housing Edition: Helen Guzzo and Emily Arntz talk through the City of Battle Creek’s housing programs that keep people stably housed, from emergency repairs to down payment help for teachers. We also break down how our Lead Safe work...
Food scraps, old tires, Styrofoam, stormwater, and trees all sound like separate problems until you’re staring at your trash can wondering what actually belongs where. This time on BC City Connection, Battle Creek Department of Public Works Environmental Office...
Detective Sergeant Kelson Gettel from the Battle Creek Police Department talks about a wave of phone scammers posing as Calhoun County deputies and pressuring people to pay fake fines. He lays out the red flags, why Bitcoin ATMs and gift cards are the giveaway, and...
This time on the BC CIty Connection, Battle Creek Police Sgt. Corey Champlin discusses Protected Places, a voluntary program that helps dispatch and officers get better information during emergencies. Sgt. Champlin shares how optional live camera access, up-to-date...
Battle Creek Police Department Sgt. Cory Champlin talks to Community Matters 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...
Someone calling you claiming to be a federal law enforcement agent demanding to be paid in gift cards or cryptocurrency is a fraudster. That's the word from Battle Creek Police Community Services Sgt. Cory Champlin, who joins Community Matters to remind listeners...
Earlier this year, Brittney Dowdy and her son – 9-year-old Bentley – challenged each other to raise money to send young people to the Detroit Lions Football Camp in Battle Creek in July 2025. After raising enough to send more than 30 kids to camp, the two...