The City is working with the Native American Heritage Fund to remove the image of the City Seal that is in a stained glass window in City Hall, the only place the seal remains.
For months now, Battle Creek’s government and community members have been working to get together a presentation that would lead to the city becoming an All-America City: an award handed out every year by the National Civic League.
The Barry-Eaton District Health Department says that since 2001, West Nile Virus has shown up every year in communities around Michigan; so far in 2018 however, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says that only mosquito populations in the Thumb and Midland areas have tested positive for West Nile.
The City of Battle Creek says that someone called in reports of a suspicious package around 3:30pm Tuesday on the sidewalk on Champion St, right in front of the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center. The street was closed for an hour and a half while the Battle Creek Police Department Bomb Squad was called in to investigate; the bag was eventually opened, and was found to contain toiletry items of no danger.
Emmett Township Fire Water Rescue were called Sunday prior to 8 p.m. to Historic Bridge Park in Calhoun County to rescue 5 individuals in the Kalamazoo River said to be clinging to tree branches, one with a head injury.
The crash happened at the Capital Ave. SW McDonald's, near I-94, around 7:30am Friday. The crash didn't result in any injuries, either to the driver or those inside.
Just before 9pm Tuesday, Battle Creek Police Officers found a man pinned under a golf cart that turned onto its side at the Battle Creek Country Club. The 54-year-old told police that he had been attempting to drive to his home a short distance away.
Representative Fred Upton from St. Joseph announced he had sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, urging the selection of the Fort Custer Training Center as the site of the potential Continental Interceptor Site. In the letter, Upton says Battle Creek is ideal because of its strategic location, and the ease with which Fort Custer could see the system installed.
Urban clothing store Mpeccable Style is set to have their grand opening Tuesday, May 15, with items including jerseys, Rock Revival jeans, and custom made on site T-shirts for sale.
The agreement lays out the process by which a student at KCC could complete their associate’s degree, and be sure that all of their credits transfer to WMU.