Calhoun County Public Health Department

The Calhoun County Public Health Department is confirming the first case of the Delta COVID-19 variant in the Battle Creek area.

The camp and Full Blast closings are blamed on COVID-19. They’re in place until further notice. No potential reopening date is being presented by city leaders.

The Barry Eaton District Health Department is now confirming attachment-at least one case verified in Barry County. And since testing for this one is a bit different than what is typically done, the department says there are likely other cases in the area that just haven’t been pinpointed yet.

Albion College is offering one year’s tuition to a middle or high school-age student who takes the vaccination step at one of three upcoming public clinics.

Virus vaccination efforts are not ending. Michigan’s chief medical executive, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, says, “...there is more work to be done…". Dr. Khaldun says COVID-19 hasn’t been completely stopped in its tracks. She says more variations of the virus will be working their ways throughout the world and we need to stand ready.

An empty C.O. Brown Stadium will be filled again with the familiar sounds of baseball this summer as the Battle Creek Bombers are set to return home for the first time since 2019.

Here is everything residents 65 or older need to know to schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Health officials say hospital resources are becoming stressed amid a record number of new positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the past several weeks in Calhoun County.

The City of Battle Creek reports three city firefighters and another city employee have tested positive for COVID-19 amid a surge of positive cases for Calhoun County.

Aerial spraying to combat Eastern Equine Encephalitis will begin in Calhoun County after a horse tested positive for the deadly virus.