Category Archives: Local News
Animals die as barn is destroyed by fire
NOBLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A pole barn was destroyed and nearly two dozen animals were lost over the weekend when a fire broke out at 420 West Adams Road near Bowers Road in Branch County’...
Mar 18, 2019
Quincy Township Sunday barn fire put out quickly
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – There was a barn fire Sunday afternoon in Branch County's Quincy Township. 911 Central Dispatch reported no injuries in the blaze on the northeast side of Marble Lake at 937 ...
Mar 18, 2019
County 911 director hopes to add another dispatcher
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County 911 Central Dispatch Director Kurt Spalding is scheduled to ask the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their work session Tuesday for permission to ...
Mar 16, 2019
Prosecutor again looking for an assistant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Prosecutor’s Office is once again shorthanded. Prosecutor Valerie White is scheduled to appear before the Branch County Board of Commissioners duri...
Mar 16, 2019
Men reported stalking women at Angola Walmart parking lot
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – Police in Angola say they have gotten several reports in recent days of men following women to their cars at the Angola Walmart store on North Wayne Street. Some of the women...
Mar 16, 2019
Union City teens arrested for trespassing
UNION CITY, MI – Two Union City youngsters were arrested by the Village Police on Wednesday after they were accused of going through several mailboxes and looking for money and drugs. One of the...
Mar 16, 2019
Literacy project to benefit from Power of the Purse
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – An event that celebrates women in Branch County will take place Friday, March 22, as the annual Branch County United Way “Power of the Purse” which will be hel...
Mar 16, 2019
Rail crossing work to close U.S. 12 in Sturgis next month
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) – A major railroad reconstruction project on U.S. 12 in Sturgis will force drivers to use alternate routes for a couple of months. The Michigan Department of Transportation is...
Mar 16, 2019
BUSINESS BEAT: Chamber looks for member info
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for information from its members for the bi-monthly newsletter that is going out in early April. The deadline for content...
Mar 15, 2019
Thunderstorm warning but no local storm damage
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – High winds and brief torrential downpours including pea-sized hail swept across Branch County and the region last night while at least one twister moved through mid-Michig...
Mar 15, 2019
