As the pandemic challenged teaching models, board scores for KCC health care students have remained above 80, while there are schools in other states that have dipped down to 60. It’s a testament to the ingenuity of the KCC staff. Find out the changes they have made to keep their students learning.
Woods Lake Square will be anchored by a new branch of Consumers Credit Union, which owns the 1-acre property at the northwest corner of Oakland and Parkview.
Student leaders in the Detroit Public Schools Community District are helping design and implement SNAP-Ed funded Rec-Connect™ programming, which promotes physical activity.
Battle Creek officials and businesses are learning how to deal with the virus that keeps changing, as viruses do.
Challenges vary from child to child and the sensory difficulties kids may experience in a camp setting include noise, crowds of kids in a shared space, transitions from one activity to another, spoken directions with no visual cues, and the lack of a quiet space to take a break. Moms have worked with Sherman Lake YMCA to help.
The first Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist will be selected in 2026. The award is similar to the Gilmore Artist Award, where jurors hunt for the classical pianists whose talent deserves a boost. An anonymous committee will choose the jazz recipient every four years.
Damon Brown says he is continuing to identify funding source for the Ring doobell systems. The total bill is $107,194 for 600 of the Ring doorbell systems. Ring is offering a discount of $21,598 for Battle Creek.
Nicole R. Triplett founded Black Wall Street Kalamazoo in 2018 to build wealth in the Black community by keeping money circulating longer in the Black community.
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online media project – Rural Innovation eXchange (RIX). RIX will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in rural Michigan and feature the work of rural talent and content creators.
Four businesses in Calhoun County are participating in a Tri-Share regional pilot program that divides employees' child-care costs so that parents pay one-third, their employer pays one-third, and the state pays one-third.
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