Calhoun County Road Department

(Community Matters 174) A Busy Winter for Snow Plows in Calhoun County

What does it take to keep the roads safe across Calhoun County during a record-breaking winter? Kristine Parsons with the Calhoun County Road Department provides a look behinds the scenes at how they keep roads clear for your daily commute. Parsons tells Community...

Staying Safe When Winter Turns Dangerous

In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Emergency Manager Lt. Chris Young shares practical steps to avoid cold injury, reduce crash risk on icy roads, and prepare your car so a long wait for help stays safe.  Episode ResourcesCalhoun County GovernmentCalhoun County...

Lead Poisoning Prevention In Calhoun County

In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, an understanding how lead exposure still affects families in Calhoun County and what actually works to protect kids.  Lead Case Nurse Heather Schumacher explains how to spot risks, get children tested, and tap local programs...

Lock It Right: Understanding Safe Gun Storage

Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert joins Inside Calhoun County to discuss Michigan’s Safe Storage Act, why youth access drives harm, and how layered defenses reduce theft, suicide, and accidental shootings. Clear rules, real penalties, and simple tools like safes...

Road Department: Shake Your Mailbox and Get Ready for Winter

Calhoun County Road Department Executive Director Kristine Parsons returns to Inside Calhoun County to discuss the preparations for winter road conditions.  She also recommends residents shake their roadside mailboxes before the snow flies. Episode ResourcesCalhoun...

Summer Road Construction Planning Starts Long Before Summer

Potholes. Cold mix asphalt. Hot mix asphalt. Those are some of the words you start to hear when spring starts to make itself known – and Calhoun County Road Department crews get busy. But, in this episode of Inside Calhoun County, we learn from Road Department...

Meet Commissioner Dr. Monique French

Calhoun County's Board of Commissioners is elected by local voters who serve seven different districts. In 2025, Inside Calhoun County is spending time with each of them in order to introduce them to listers and residents. Dr. Monique French, pastor of the...