This time, the BC CIty Connection Housing podcast visits with Executive Director Mike King from Habitat for Humanity in Calhoun County to break down how the program turns renters into homeowners through affordable payments, volunteer labor, and strong local...
Tornadoes in Michigan are no longer something only heard about in warm weather months. Calhoun County residents know the last few seasons have made that clear. Chandler Bos, Vice President of Michigan Storm Chasers, unpacks what it really takes to track severe...
Spring is in the air in Battle Creek. Annie Kelly from the Downtown Battle Creek Zine, rounds up the best local reasons to get out of the house. From lions at Binder Park Zoo to live music nights and a Symphony concert built around Ellis Island stories, we map out...
Calhoun County Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott participated in the annual State of the Community address. The event was recorded in late February 2025 at AccessVision and included representatives from Albion, Battle Creek, Marshall, Springfield and Calhoun...
Robby Dube with Eckland & Blando, who represents the Committee for Marshall – Not the Megasite, returns to Community Matters to talk about why the Marshall megasite case is headed back to the Michigan Supreme Court after the Court of Appeals' rewritten...
Calhoun County is considering renaming the Calhoun County Justice Center to honor Mary S. Coleman, a local legal trailblazer who became the first woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court and later the first woman Chief Justice. Judge John Hallacy explains why the...
In the latest Wiggly Tail update, we catch up with Jessica Gilbert from the Humane Society of South Central Michigan featuring Wendell, a big young dog with a fluffy coat and a lot of love to give. Jessica also offers some spring health tips for pets to help keep...
This time on the BC City Connection, John Hart of the Small Business Development Office talks about Open4BizBC.com, a self-serve website that helps entrepreneurs understand what it really takes to open a business in Battle Creek. The discussion breaks down how the...
This time on Inside Calhoun County, Assistant Director of Community Development Lucy Hough discusses a practical plan to build a drive-through recycle center. The proposed center expands hours, adds year-round drop-offs for hard-to-recycle items, and boosts Calhoun...
Marshall Attorney Richard Lindsay, on the MAEDA/Ford legal team, returns to Community Matters after the latest developments in the long legal drama surrounding Ford's BlueOval battery plant development. In late February 2026, the Michigan Court of Appeals reviewed and...