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SAFE Place CEO Ellen Lassiter Collier returns to Community Matters for an update on the organization’s mission – and their fundraising event. The Restoring Hope Gala is a dinner and auction set for May 17, 2024 and gives a significant boost to the organization’s efforts to ”provide safety to, empower and advocate for victims of …
It’s a first for our Wiggly Tail updates from the Humane Society of South Central Michigan: Spotlighting a pet we’ve shared with you before who still hasn’t been adopted. Enter Sid. In September 2023 on Community Matters, we told you about this Austrailian Cattle Dog/Terrier mix who, according to Executive Director Jessica Gilbert, is a …
Former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers from Michigan chaired the House Intelligence Committee from 2011 to 2015. Rogers, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024, talks about how national intelligence is viewed now compared to then, given the cyber threats posed online. Episode ResourcesMike Rogers’ Legislative HistoryNational Security Institute Mike Rogers’ Bio ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERSFormer …
Michigan 45th District Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) returns to Community Matters for an update on legislative activity. In particular, Lightner discusses the beginning of the state budget process. The state must pass a balanced budget by July 1 every year. Lightner serves as the minority vice chair of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee. Lightner also expresses …
Calling all household hazardous waste, old unused electronics, scrap metal and more: Earth Day wants you! Calhoun County’s Earth Day recycling event will happen Monday, April 22, 2024 from noon to 5:30 PM at Bailey Park, 1350 Capital Avenue NE in Battle Creek, near C.O. Brown Stadium. Click to hear Sarah Lundy, Calhoun County solid …
Once per year, county municipalities in Michigan are required to assemble an equalization report. The report serves as a determination that “…real and personal property in the respective Townships and Cities has been equally and uniformly assessed” in Calhoun County. Calhoun County Vice-Chair Steve Frisbie discusses the equalization report and some overall real estate perspective …
The Humane Society of South Central Michigan in Battle Creek renews calls for pets to be spayed and neutered, using the springtime “kitten season” to bolster the point. HSSCM Executive Director Jessica Gilbert returns to Community Matters for another Wiggly Tail update – highlighting a poster pet for adoption. Along with that, she issues an appeal for …
With almost a full school year behind them since the announcement of the Bearcat Advantage scholarship program, Battle Creek Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Carter returns to Community Matters. Carter comments on a newly announced alliance to try and cover more higher education expenses for Battle Creek graduates taking advantage of the opportunity. She also gives input …
