Fire Chief David Schmaltz

The City of Battle Creek made the disclosure Tuesday, and said that they would not go into details about Chief David Schmaltz’s leave out of respect for his privacy; Schmaltz says that he is taking time to “focus on his personal well-being and consider his future options.” Schmaltz has been fire chief since 2014.

You've heard the old saying "when it rains, it pours". That's the way Battle Creek Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz feels after a string of challenges has the department replacing a wrecked fire truck and rerouting calls that would have come into Station 1 downtown...

It's one way to try and get blighted homes off the county's land bank rolls. Donate it for training purposes. That's what's happened at 249 Parrish Street in Battle Creek. The home, a foreclosure owned by the Calhoun County Land Bank Authority, didn't sell after some time...