Members of the Good Vibe Tribe – Matt Bozzo, Sasha Banks, and Kristjon Jóhannesson – prepare for a drag show at the Music Factory in Battle Creek, Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 9. After the closure of Battle Creek’s popular gay bar, Partners, the Good Vibe Tribe formed to create safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.
Sophomore Kylee Krogman gives her classmate Nathan Lepley a morale boost during a tug-of-war competition at Hope College in Holland, Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital employees wave to first responders who drove by to show their support for the staff during the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, May 1.
Matthew Murray, 9, Hannah Fox, 10, and Miles Murray, 4, jump on their trampoline at their home in Athens, Michigan on Monday, Oct. 4.
Senior Kandis Orns begins football practice on Monday, Sept. 9, at Battle Creek Central High School. This fall, the standout soccer player will bring her skills to the school’s football team as a kicker.
Festival attendee Zac Inskeep scopes out the Giving Tree during Electric Forest on Saturday, June 29 in Rothbury, Michigan. Under the massive willow tree, festival-goers leave gifts and may take one in return, fostering a sense of camaraderie and connectivity.
Devon Wilson, 23, of Battle Creek, Michigan is part of a rising tide of millennial farmers. The 2017 Census of Agriculture revealed growth in the number of farmers under 35 for just the second time in the last century. The data also found that 95% of farm producers are white. Fewer than 1% were "more than one race," like Wilson, whose mother is white and father is black.
This summer, Wilson is hosting workshops at his urban farm to inspire others to grow their own food and challenge stereotypes about who a farmer can be. His farm, Sunlight Gardens, is located in Washington Heights—a neighborhood classified as a food desert that Wilson is determined to help transform.
Story made in collaboration with Nick Buckley.
Harper Creek wrestling coach Joe Yurisich encourages junior Bryce Trimm during the All City Wrestling Meet at Battle Creek Central on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Senior O'Marion Davis adjusts his helmet before the first full-contact practice of the season on Monday, Aug. 10, at Battle Creek Central High School.
Tu Par waits the required 15 minutes after her daughter Abigail Par, 6, receives Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Toeller building in Battle Creek, Michigan on Monday, Nov. 8. Children ages 5-11 are now authorized to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Kelly Stokes, Kathy Webb, LaKisha Scott and Brenda Flemons picket Kellogg Co. on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at the Porter Street plant in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Grand Rapids Fire Department responds to an apartment fire on Emerald Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, Feb. 22.
Akronites leave their mark on a collaborate mural designed by local artist Mac Love during the Signal Tree festival at Lock 3 in Akron, Ohio on Saturday, July 29.