Battle Creek Impacting Violence

05/31/2025

05/07/2025

If you are interested in reducing gun violence in our community, please join us for a visioning meeting on Thursday, May 8th at 6pm at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 485 Washington St.

04/14/2025

🍔 Tri-State Foodie Fest 2025 🍕

https://www.facebook.com/events/1774117930035133

Get ready for one of Michigan’s largest outdoor food festivals! The Tri-State Foodie Fest brings together a delicious mix of 25+ food trucks, retail vendors, live entertainment, and more from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois—all in one epic 7-hour event.
Enjoy mouthwatering flavors, discover unique local businesses, and vote for your favorite foodie in our Best Foodie Favorite Competition, where vendors compete for cash prizes!

📅 Date and Time: Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12:00pm-7:00pm
📍 Location: Calhoun County Fairgrounds, 720 Fair Street, Marshall, MI, 49068
🎟️ Free & open to the public!

Come hungry, bring your friends, and taste the best of the Tri-State! 🍽️🎶🔥
🏆 People’s Choice: Favorite Foodie Competition 🏆
Vendors can compete for cash prizes based on attendee votes!
🥇 1st Place: $600
🥈 2nd Place: $300
🥉 3rd Place: $150

How it Works:
-Each visitor receives one ticket to vote for their favorite food vendor! Each food vendor will have a voting box.

Travel Distances to Marshall, MI
🚗 Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI – 1hr 25min
Kalamazoo, MI – 40min
Lansing, MI – 45min
Ann Arbor, MI – 1hr
Detroit, MI – 1hr 30min
🚗 Ohio
Toledo, OH – 1hr 45min
Sandusky, OH – 2hr 40min
Dayton, OH – 3hr 20min
Columbus, OH – 3hr 44min
🚗 Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN – 1hr 25min
South Bend, IN – 1hr 45min
Gary, IN – 2hr
Indianapolis, IN – 3hr

Interested in joining the Tri-State Foodie Fest 2025? Go to www.grandrapidsfoodiefest.com/become-a-vendor/

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A CALHOUN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS EVENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO FOODIE FEST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

03/15/2025

03/04/2025

One of our own❤️

Joseph Bowser Jr., 22, was found shot and killed on March 24th, 2018, behind the Battle Creek Apartments, formerly known as the River Apartments in Battle Creek, Michigan. Joseph was a talented athlete and an engineering student at Western Michigan University. Joseph's family is advocating and fighting for justice. The family opened the Joseph Bowser Center as a gathering point for families affected by violent crime in their community.

Anyone with information concerning Joseph Bowser's unsolved homicide is asked to call the Battle Creek Police Department at (269) 781-0911 or the Battle Creek 311 information center at (269) 966-3311. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, call Silent Observer at (269) 964-3888.

Please remember that these victims are submitted to us by their family. Our organization does not investigate cases. We advocate, educate, and help raise awareness. Speculation on the details of the case is not helpful on this platform. Comments that are deemed inappropriate and/or potentially hurtful will be removed.