Category Archives: Local News
Branch County Chief Public Defender job opening attracts four applicants
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The deadline for applications to be submitted for the open Branch County Chief Public Defender position passed last week. Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh told the Board ...
Jul 10, 2025 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com
Three Rivers man dies in St Joseph County motorcycle crash
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Wednesday night , at approximately 8:30 p.m., deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of US-131 near Flowerfield Road in Park Township for...
Jul 10, 2025
Business Beat: Registrations open for Chamber golf outing in September
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Registrations are now open for the 43rd annual Coldwater Chamber of Commerce golf outing. The annual event is scheduled for Friday, September the 12th at the Coldwater Golf Cour...
Jul 10, 2025
Insight Hospital Coldwater remains committed to serving Branch County residents
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With lots of attention brought to the sustainability of rural hospitals across the country in the past few weeks, on the heels of controversial legislative decisions on who and ...
Jul 10, 2025 Courtesy Insight Institute Facebook page
Coldwater H.D.C. approves request for Children's Museum sunflower
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater's Historic District Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness request from the Children's Museum of Branch County Wednesday afternoon for a sunf...
Jul 09, 2025 Children’s Museum of Branch County Executive Director Shana Grife. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel.
Changes could be coming to Branch County employee furlough days
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - For the past fourteen years in an effort to reduce utility costs, Branch County has authorized the use of employee furlough days that are generally piggybacked before or after a...
Jul 09, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Walberg says years of bad decision making may doom some rural hospitals
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- During a town hall style meeting in Coldwater on Tuesday, one of the big topics of discussion was the potential for some rural hospitals being forced to shutter operations as a r...
Jul 09, 2025
BUSINESS BEAT : Southern Michigan Bank & Trust announces promotion of Chad Perrine
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - John Waldron, President and CEO of Southern Michigan Bank & Trust (SMBT), recently announced the promotion of Chad Perrine to Senior Vice President, Head of Wealth Managemen...
Jul 09, 2025
MSP investigating storage unit Breaking and Entry in Coldwater Township
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers are investigating Breaking and Entry of a storage unit in the 300 block of Pearl Road Coldwater Township. The storage unit's pad lock was cu...
Jul 09, 2025
Coldwater Main Street director stepping down to take new job with City of Grand Rapids
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After some major accomplishments downtown the past few years, the Executive Director of Coldwater Main Street and the Branch County Economic Growth Alliance is taking a new role...
Jul 08, 2025 Coldwater Main Street Director Audrey Tappenden. Courtesy City of Coldwater
