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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 LSVT-Loud (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment) and Parkinson’s Voice Project’s SPEAK OUT! therapy programs – both …
Some financial institutions in southwest Michigan are noting a wave of counterfeit bills circulating the area. Others have said they are not seeing as much. Could you tell if a bill you are holding is real or fake? We asked Lisa Sloughter, fraud and collections supervisor at Marshall Community Credit Union for advice. Episode ResourcesMCCU …
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 put the Ford BlueOval plant development to a vote in Marshall. …
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 chairperson. King also discusses the BCATS budget and a deal struck to provide a full-time …
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, a member of the legal team representing the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance …
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 – on one side or the other – has been swift. …
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 is 20 such facilities in order to attain the company’s renewable …
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 Megasite. The decision was released on June 18, 2024, just one day prior …
