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FEATURED STORY
Bernarr Macfadden: Battle Creek’s health rabble-rouser
Long before social media influencers, fitness became spectacle. From the Downtown Battle Creek Zine, now available in downtown Battle Creek.… read more
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In a Nutshell
In a Nutshell aggregates the best stories of the week from Calhoun County each Thursday.
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Apr. 16, 2026
Runaway barge on Kalamazoo River traced to Washington Avenue bridge project Source: WWMT The mystery… read more
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Apr. 9, 2026
Exploring Michigan: Louie’s Bakery has been serving Marshall for nearly 75 years Source: WWMT See… read more
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Apr. 2, 2026
Day-to-day interactions with happy customers keeps Pastrami Joe’s owner going Source: SecondWave Andrew Scibbe’s plan… read more
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About BSN
Black Squirrel News (BSN) is a grassroots community initiative to fill news and information gaps in Calhoun County through our three core pillars:
- Original reporting
- Aggregated local reporting and storytelling
- News/media literacy embedded in everything we do
We are a cooperative of volunteer community members and journalists (who’s that?) and are pursuing a phased approach to match our capacity and resources as they grow. Read our origin story below.
