Since the opening of FireKeepers more than $193 million has gone back to neighboring communities. Money generated by the casino has also enabled the tribe to build 33 homes, a health and fitness center, a store, and tribal offices on the Pine Creek Indian Reservation.
Have you ever driven by the corner of Hubbard Street and Graves Avenue in Battle Creek and wondered about the Willis Commons sign? There's a story there.
Grace Health in Battle Creek is committed to helping those who can't afford to get medical care elsewhere. That's one reason it has a Family Medicine emphasis and lots of services including OB-GYN, optometry, and behavioral health, in addition to an on-site pharmacy and other wraparound services.
The Crandall family dairy farm in Pennfield has been producing milk through five generations. The family cannot say if there will be a sixth.
As MSU Extension puts it, farmers know how to take care of their animals and crops and they take careful steps to ensure they are healthy and safe, yet farmers may need support and encouragement to tend to their own mental and physical stress. Now there are programs and people to talk to who can help.
It's traditional to take stock of where you've been and where you're going when a new year begins. We asked local leaders in Battle Creek what they see coming for 2020.
National expert in ambulance services and advanced life support calls Battle Creek home.
When 61 percent of jobs in Michigan pay less than $20 an hour and the basic cost of household necessities keeps rising many families and individuals are one paycheck away from a financial crisis. These are ALICE families and individuals and a number of local organizations are helping them stay afloat.
Do you want a hug? Each month volunteers are asking veterans at the VA in Battle Creek that healing question.
When low-income people do not have high-quality legal representation they will be imprisoned more than they should be and ultimately their civil rights will be denied. To address such injustice, Calhoun County has created a Public Defenders Office.
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