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, 2020.
Zac Inskeep visits the Giving Tree during the Electric Forest Music Festival in Rothbury, Michigan on Saturday, June 29. Under the massive willow tree, festival-goers leave gifts and may take one in return, fostering a sense of camaraderie and connectivity.
Matthew Murray, 9, Hannah Fox, 10, and Miles Murray, 4, jump on their trampoline at their home in Athens, Michigan on Monday, Oct. 4.
Battle Creek Central senior Kandis Orns enters the field for football practice on Monday, Sept. 9. The school soccer star is using her talent to kick for the football team this fall.
Logan Knox, 5, stands for a portrait at Sunlight Gardens in Battle Creek, Michigan on Monday, June 1. Sunlight Gardens is the project of Knox’s older cousin, Devon Wilson, who founded the urban garden to tackle food insecurity in the Washington Heights neighborhood.
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 eligible to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Harper Creek wrestling coach Joe Yurisich encourages junior Bryce Trimm during the All City Wrestling Meet at Battle Creek Central on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Ciera Caldwell leans on Kiara Richardson for support during a march for her 24-year-old cousin Eniyah Hollins in Battle Creek, Michigan on Thursday, July 1. Hollins was shot and killed at a house party on Hanover Street early Sunday morning, her family is begging for an end to gun violence in the city.
Senior O'Marion Davis adjusts his helmet as the first football practice of the season begins at Battle Creek Central High School on Monday, Aug. 10.
Program director Nita Hinton settles Legacy Cole, 1, and Karsyn McNutt, 3, down for a nap at Lens Learning Center in Battle Creek, Michigan on Monday, March 1. Hinton established the 24-hour daycare with the goal of enhancing access to childcare services for working families.
Tourists scope out Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Grand Rapids Fire Department responds to an apartment fire on Emerald Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, Feb. 22.
Sarah Peterson from Detroit attends a rally to support striking Kellogg's workers outside Kellogg Co. World Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan on Friday, Dec. 17.
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.