La recolección de residuos de jardín comienza el lunes

La limpieza de las ramas de árboles caídas por los fuertes vientos recientes está a punto de ser más fácil: la recolección de residuos de jardín comienza la semana pró...

Curbside yard waste begins on Monday

Cleaning up fallen tree limbs from recent high winds is about to become easier – curbside yard waste pickup begins this coming week – the week of March 25.

Yard waste pickup will continue through Nov. 29 this year. City neighbors may place yard waste items...

Clean Water Partner calendars now available; event dates set

Ready for the new year, the free 2019 wall calendar featuring Calhoun County Kalamazoo River Watershed images from local photographers is available at locations throughout the region.

The calendar is created by the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners. S...

No injuries in Beckley Road fire

Incident number: 2019 - 06743 Type of emergency: Structure Fire Incident date: 11/8/2019 Alarm time: 10:24 pm Address/location: 3165 Beckley Road 

Occupied? Yes Owner: Caleb Ausbury 

Probable cause (if known): Chimney Structure type: Resid...

Fire Department receives grant for extrication equipment

The Battle Creek Fire Department will test extrication equipment that they will soon purchase with the help of a federal grant.

This is the second year in a row the BCFD has benefited from the FEMA Firefighters Equipment Grant; staff are just completing th...

City offices closed for Veterans Day/Día de los Veteranos

The city’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

Battle Creek Transit bus and van services will run on their regular schedules on Monday.

Waste Management, the city’s trash and recycling...

Commission approves ballot question to directly elect mayor

By a vote of 7-2 tonight, the City Commission approved language that would allow registered voters in Battle Creek to weigh in on direct election of the mayor as a separate office.

Vice Mayor Sherry Sofia and Commissioner Jim Lance voted no on the proposal...

City Charter memo from Commissioner Flores

As part of the discussion on potential changes to Battle Creek's city charter, Commissioner Kate Flores prepared a memo looking at whether the commission historically has represented the community.

With the help of city staff, Flores considered 20 years of...

W.K. Kellogg Airport celebrates 95th birthday

The city’s W.K. Kellogg Airport celebrated its 95^th birthday this week, on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

On that date in 1924, the Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce signed a five-year lease of a farm, with an option to purchase, for an aviation field. F...

City will undergo first zoning ordinance rewrite in 35 years

Aug. 6, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact: Planning Division, 269-966-3320

City will undergo first zoning ordinance rewrite in 35 years

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The city’s Planning team will lead an update of our law tha...

Two downtown projects cause road closures tomorrow

November 7, 2019           

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact: Engineering Division, 269-966-3343

 Two downtown projects cause road closures tomorrow

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. &ndas...

Lane closure on Hill-Brady Rd. starting Sunday

 November 1, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact: Engineering Department, 269-966-3343

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Transit service changes meet rider requests

Improved service on 4S bus route; new fare range for BCGo premium service.

The Battle Creek Transit team is excited to announce two service changes that will meet requests from our riders.

The first is on the 4S SW Capital bus route, which was split and detoured in October during the closure of the Capital Avenue SW brid...