In a Nutshell
In a Nutshell aggregates the best stories of the week from Calhoun County each Thursday.
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July 16, 2026
Demolition begins on Southwestern Junior High Source: WWMT Demolition has officially begun on the former Southwestern Junior High in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Public Schools building served students from 1926 until 2006. The community had one final tour in…
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July 9, 2026
Michael Loves Shannon: The history of a local landmark Source: KCC Daily On M-37/Bedford Road for years there was a road sign with the hand-painted words, Michael Loves Shannon. Then, a commercial billboard was erected in its place, and the…
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July 2, 2026
Battle Creek gets $2.9M state grant to convert building into apartments, rooftop venue Source: WWMT A grant from the state’s Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program will invest $2.9 million in a downtown Battle Creek building at 99 West Michigan Ave.…
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June 25, 2026
More than 500 jobs later, BlueOval’s impact reaches Marshall businesses Source: Fox 17 As BlueOval Battery Park Michigan begins production, its economic impact is reaching beyond the plant and into Marshall businesses. Employers are preparing for continued growth as more…
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Jun. 18, 2026
Weevils released to target invasive mile-a-minute weed in Calhoun County Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources A pilot program by the Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (BCK-CISMA) will release weevils as a biological control agent to reduce…
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Jun. 11
Friends and colleagues of late Congressman Joe Schwarz remember his life and legacy Source: WMUK Joe Schwarz, the longtime Battle Creek physician, former mayor, state senator and congressman, died May 27 at age 88. The story highlights his decades of…
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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…
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May 28, 2026
Q&A with Sojourner Truth re-enactor and lecturer Donna Turner Rickman Source: KCC Daily A little-known fact or facts about Sojourner is that she was the very first African American woman – both as a slave and a freed slave –…
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May 21, 2026
Flash Flood Waterpark to open for 2026 season May 23 Source: City of Battle Creek Summer is here because Flash Flood Waterpark opens this upcoming weekend. Flash Flood Waterpark features two 200-foot water slides, a zero-depth entry pool, and a…
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May 14, 2026
Official results from the May 5, 2026 special election Source: Calhoun County Government Calhoun County has posted official May 5 election results, including Battle Creek voter approval of a charter amendment moving the mayor and city commissioners from two-year to…