Calling it a critical upgrade, the Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority (CCCDA) completed an upgrade of the countywide public safety radio system. The launch ”…represents a major step forward in ensuring that all our emergency responders can...
Cover photo courtesy City of Marshall Marshall Mayor Scott Wolfersberger returns to Community Matters with updates on the master plan – and on work being done to the Brooks Memorial Fountain. He also comments on progress at the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan and more....
The United Way of South Central Michigan continues to study its ”ALICE” data – ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. CEO Chris Sargent returns to Community Matters to offer some perspective on the numbers, as well as the...
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...
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...
Quality of life through community open space is important for residents in Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Parks Commission mission, vision and guiding principles – along with the parks millage – support these community assets. Calhoun County Assistant...
We have heard it repeatedly on the Summit Pointe Podcast: Peers – people who share similar life experiences as us can bring credibility to the solutions available at Summit Pointe. In this episode, our colleague Julian – a youth peer support specialist...
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...