In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Emergency Manager Lt. Chris Young shares practical steps to avoid cold injury, reduce crash risk on icy roads, and prepare your car so a long wait for help stays safe. 

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Government
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, an understanding how lead exposure still affects families in Calhoun County and what actually works to protect kids. 

Lead Case Nurse Heather Schumacher explains how to spot risks, get children tested, and tap local programs that remove hazards at the source.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Public Health Department
Calhoun County Lead Testing Information

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert joins Inside Calhoun County to discuss Michigan’s Safe Storage Act, why youth access drives harm, and how layered defenses reduce theft, suicide, and accidental shootings. Clear rules, real penalties, and simple tools like safes and free locks can change outcomes.

Episode Resources
Guide to Responsible Gun Ownership
Calhoun County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

Calhoun County Road Department Executive Director Kristine Parsons returns to Inside Calhoun County to discuss the preparations for winter road conditions. 

She also recommends residents shake their roadside mailboxes before the snow flies.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Road Department website
Calhoun County Government website
More: Here's How to Track Road Work Online

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

"These changes are not just about bricks and mortar," Calhoun County Youth Center Director Tori Bendon said on ribbon cutting day. "They are about people," she said.

After a lengthy, $13 million renovation approved by the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners in 2022, the ribbon was cut on September 23, 2025.

In this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Director Bendon discusses the more purposeful and safer atmosphere gained in the expansion from nearly 16,000 to almost 30,000 square feet.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Youth Center 

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management division is focused on an all-hazards emergency management program.

In doing so, Emergency Manager Lt. Chris Young returns to Inside Calhoun County to help dispel common myths and misunderstandings about readiness and preparation for evacuation, if necessary.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Government
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners approved more than half a million dollars from opioid settlement funds in September 2025. The funds were awarded to seven Calhoun County organizations after a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process.

Calhoun County Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott returns to Inside Calhoun County to discuss the opioid settlement funds from which these awards were made, as well as some observations which suggest these dollars are having a positive effect.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Opioid Settlement Funds website
Calhoun County Opioid website
Michigan Association of Counties Opioid Settlement Resource Center

More local episodes about the opioid overdose epidemic

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

Calhoun County Commissioner Matt Saxton, elected in 2024, is no stranger to the workings of county government. Saxton served as Calhoun County Sheriff for eight years, also working for the sheriff's office since the mid-1990's.

Saxton also serves as the executive director of the Michigan Sheriff's Association, a post he has held since 2020.

Commissioner Saxton joins Inside Calhoun County to discuss his view of the role he now has representing District 6, which includes precincts 1 and 2 in the city of Marshall, as well as the townships of Athens, Burlington, Clarendon, Fredonia Marshall and Tekonsha.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Board of Commissioners website
Calhoun County Government website

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

Lt. Chris Young oversees the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management, which helps various county entities plan for and respond to emergencies.

On this episode of Inside Calhoun County, Lt. Young talks about the three things parents should know when preparing to get their kids back to school. Some of them may not be what you expect.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Office of Emergency Management
Calhoun County Government

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

Brent Thelen, Calhoun County GIS manager, visits with Inside Calhoun County to talk about how the Geographical Information System is used in the county.

GIS has been integral in advancing reference information beyond the "flat map" for a number of years in Calhoun County.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County GIS website
Calhoun County Government website

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.