Category Archives: Local News
Bronson athletes to serve as parade Grand Marshals
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – A group of Bronson High School athletes will serve as the Grand Marshals for this year's 50th annual Polish Festival parade. Serving as the Grand Marshals will be the state ...
Jul 06, 2019
Branch County Fair to celebrate 90th anniversary
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Fair is now less than a month away. This year's theme is "90 Years of Memories" and Fair Board Manager Jan Murphy says they are planning very few changes...
Jul 06, 2019
Extension of Thompson Boulevard begins Monday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says construction on the Thompson Boulevard Extension and Street Resurfacing Project is scheduled to begin Monday. Parrish Excavating is...
Jul 06, 2019
Coldwater pilot program home to be completed in fall
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – After the City of Coldwater was recently awarded a $196,000 grant to build a modular home as part of a pilot program for the State of Michigan, the Coldwater City Council ...
Jul 05, 2019
BUSINESS BEAT: Realtors fill van with food
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation. Families with children who had been receiving free or reduced-cost breakfast/lunch at school need to find a way to replace tho...
Jul 05, 2019
Vrablic to step down because of house move
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County Commissioner Don Vrablic says he will have to step down sometime this fall as he and wife will be moving into a new home in Coldwater Township which is outsi...
Jul 05, 2019
Some rain for the 4th, but overall a dry spell lately
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A dry spell has taken hold in the last couple of weeks following one of the wettest springs on record. Since 1.18 inches of rain fell on June 20, the Michigan State Univer...
Jul 05, 2019
Teen with no license injured in Hillsdale County crash
FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A teenage driver who had no license or permit was injured Wednesday night in a Hillsdale County accident. The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department says the 1...
Jul 05, 2019
Police investigate storage unit break-in
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The break in of a storage unit on Branch Road in Coldwater Township is being investigated by the Michigan State Police Post in Marshall. Troopers say it happened ...
Jul 04, 2019
Work almost complete on new Union City water tower
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) – The final touches on Union City's new water tower have begun. The Village says on its Facebook page that a coat of primer now covers nearly the whole structure. Another c...
Jul 04, 2019
