Jun. 5, 2026

List of Pride Month events in West Michigan

Source: WOODTV

June is Pride Month and Marshall Pride festival returns June 13. Since the first Pride march held in New York City in 1970 to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising, celebrations for the LGBTQ+ community have grown throughout the country and span the whole month of June (and July).


RxKids writes new prescription for pregnant women and new moms in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties

Source: SecondWave

RxKids is expanding across parts of Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties, providing eligible pregnant women with $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 monthly for six months after birth to support maternal and infant health regardless of income.


Understanding the Goals of the Fair Housing Center in Southwest Michigan

Source: Community Matters

Housing discrimination isn’t always a slammed door. Sometimes it’s a quieter pattern: one person gets the full tour, another gets brushed off; one gets the helpful phone number, another gets “check the website.” Those small moments can shape who gets access to safe, stable housing, as is discussed with Beth Romeo from the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan and Darcy Schmitt from the City of Battle Creek.


“You Told Us to Demo It”: Inside the Study Session Behind Albion’s Downtown Decision

Source: Albion Recorder

Before the Albion City Council voted on May 4 to acquire the fire-damaged building at 100 S. Superior Street, city leaders, staff members, preservation advocates, and residents spent more than an hour in a study session weighing a decision that carried a hard deadline — accept the $1 transfer from the Calhoun County Land Bank Authority by May 5, or the building would face demolition under a federally funded blight elimination program.


WK Kellogg Co. to shutter Omaha facility in August

Source: Food Business News

Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Co. on May 22 filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter with the Nebraska Department of Labor announcing its intent for a phased reduction in workforce at its cereal plant in Omaha beginning in July, followed by the permanent closing of the facility in August. The company said it plans to invest in infrastructure, equipment, technology and capabilities at manufacturing plants in Battle Creek; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Belleville, Ontario.

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