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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Battle Creek mac and cheese will win Que The Cheese?
  • How Battle Creek’s new Lunger House is reshaping life after graduation
  • Are you in the Battle Creek neighborhood suddenly without water tonight?

Also on today's calendar: The Night Before Christmas and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cold; morning snow showers, with a high of 27 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Cloudy and cold with flurries, temps: high: 29, low: 16.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 17 and low of 12 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Battle Creek's BBQ And Mac Cheese Fest Is Coming Soon (wrkr.com) — Food lovers can mark their calendars for Que The Cheese, Battle Creek’s combined BBQ and mac & cheese festival coming to Kellogg Arena on February 28, 2026. For $7 admission, guests can sample dishes from Battle Creek and nearby vendors, buy drinks, enjoy live music from The Fat Animals, and vote for their favorite mac and cheese.
   

2. Michigan schools scramble to ready students with disabilities (bridgedetroit.com) — Battle Creek families of young adults with disabilities now have the new Lunger House, a hands-on transition program funded by local special education millage, helping students build job and life skills. The article also explains how Calhoun ISD partners with local employers and agencies, while highlighting statewide funding gaps and policy challenges that still leave many adults struggling after school-based services end at 26.
   

3. Crews work to fix water main break near Battle Creek apartment complex (wwmt.com) — If you live near Arbor Pointe Drive, Sherbrooke Street, or Jackson Street West in Battle Creek, you may be without water while city crews repair a water main break. The city expects service to be restored by Wednesday night, though the cause remains unknown. Plan ahead for drinking water, cooking, and flushing until the repair is finished.
   

4. State representative Steve Frisbie backs an effort to keep protections for Burmese nationals (wmuk.org) — Dozens of Burmese residents in the Battle Creek area could lose Temporary Protected Status next month, despite the community numbering in the thousands locally. State Rep. Steve Frisbie, whose district includes much of Battle Creek and Springfield, is backing a federal push to keep those protections in place and is urging other Michigan leaders to join him.
   

5. Ultimate State Champion: See which Michigan schools had the best 2025 fall sports season (mlive.com) — Several state volleyball championships and semifinals were played at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek as part of Michigan’s 2025 fall high school sports season, where Detroit Country Day currently leads the statewide “Ultimate State Champion” standings. The article breaks down how points are awarded and highlights top-performing schools across multiple sports as winter competition gets underway.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Two nice young men came to our house this past weekend and shoveled out our drive.
    I said I’d pay them when we got back from dinner but they never came back and I don’t know where they live. They were shoveling out the intersection… (Nextdoor Wilson/Coburn/Roosevelt)
  • During low, frigid temperatures, don’t let dry-looking roadways give you a false sense of security.
    Black ice is a thin, often invisible layer of ice. Continue to use caution: reduce speed, increase following distance, brake gently, and allow extra… (Nextdoor )
  • CC911: Battle Creek. Avoid the area of Raymond Road and Porter Street as crews work to clear a traffic crash involving wires across the roadway... (X: CalhounCo911)
  • Here's a satellite pic. (cloudy with a few breaks in the clouds), radar (most of the snow is moving east out of the snow shower is still... (X: bsteffen)
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Battle Creek posted a job opening for Banquet Houseperson - DoubleTree by Hilton Battle Creek in Battle Creek. Apply here.
  • Battle Creek Public Schools posted a job opening for Middle School Track Coach in Battle Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Battle Creek here.

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