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...

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...

BCPD hosts seventh annual Trunk or Treat

The Battle Creek Police Department and other public safety agencies will hold the seventh annual Trunk-or-Treat event on Halloween – 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.

The event is free and open to the public. Join the fun in the parking lot across f...

BCPD, local agencies receive $1 million in federal grants

The Battle Creek Police Department, in coordination with Summit Pointe and the Battle Creek Community Foundation, has received just over $1 million in U.S. Department of Justice grants to fund crisis intervention and victim advocate programs.

One grant, in...

Traffic Signal Replacement Project at the Capital Ave. /Michigan Ave. Intersection

October 18, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact Traffic Engineering, (269) 966-3343

 Traffic Signal Replacement Project at the Capital Ave. /Michigan Ave. Intersection

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - On Monday, Oct. 21, J. Ranck Electric wi...

Final Columbia water main work to close part of Riverside

Oct. 4, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

Final Columbia water main work to close part of Riverside

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Starting on Monday, Oct. 7, work on the Columbia Avenue water main pr...

Burmese: Capital Ave SW bridge over I-94 closing for October

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Crosswalk to be painted Monday for October

A contractor will paint the crosswalks at the intersection of Capital Avenue NE and VanBuren Street East beginning Monday morning.

A contractor will paint all four crosswalks at the intersection. Work is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, weather ...

MDOT está ubicado en la SW Capital Avenue sobre la I-94, del 1 al 31 de octubre

25 Septiembre 2019

El Departamento de Transporte de Michigan (MDOT) está invirtiendo $ 200,000 dólares para repavimentar el puente que está ubicado en la  SW Capital Avenue sobre la I-94 en Battle Creek, &eacut...

Capital SW bridge over I-94 closed for October

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $200,000 to repave the Capital Avenue bridge over I-94 in Battle Creek, requiring the bridge to be closed and traffic detoured. Construction will start as early as Thursday, Oct. 3, and will be...

City to offer premium public transit option - BCGo

Same-day service will be available Saturday evenings and Sundays.

The city team learned this week that taxi service will no longer be an option for neighbors, after this Saturday, Sept. 28, and has developed a new service to help neighbors travel around the city.

BCGo is a new premium public transportation option from Ba...

SW Capital Detour

Starting Tuesday, October 1st bus route 4S - SW Capital - will operate as two separate routes during the bridge closure: SW Capital South/”The Circulator” and SW Capital North. 

Each of these temporary routes will operate on a 30-minute f...