Category Archives: Local News
Low flying helicopter to conduct groundwater surveys beginning this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Starting this week, Branch County residents may notice a helicopter towing a 60-foot-wide hexagonal sensor hoop approximately 100 feet above the ground. This aerial survey is pa...
Apr 06, 2026 Screenshot
UM hosting watch party of National Championship game tonight
ANN ARBOR, MI (WTVB) - The University of Michigan is opening the doors of the Crisler Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a campus-wide watch party as the Wolverines take on UConn for the NCAA Division I ...
Apr 06, 2026
City of Coldwater awarded $16K Michigan Arts and Culture Council grant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has been awarded a $16,000 grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) to bolster its downtown cultural initiatives for fiscal year 2026. Selec...
Apr 06, 2026 Screenshot
Business Beat : Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to host annual Notre Dame Day this Friday
Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM in Coldwater, Michigan, is gearing up to host its 3rd Annual Notre Dame Day on Friday, April 10. The community event, themed "Drive Like a Champion Today," will take pl...
Apr 06, 2026
BHSJ CHA's Environmental Health Services returning to Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) -The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will move Environmental Health services in a new temporary location in Three Rivers beginning Tuesday. The new location...
Apr 06, 2026 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Facebook page
Branch County officially emerges out of drought conditions just ahead of planting season
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County is now 100 % drought-free following an active winter and a rainy start to spring, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor . The county has officially cleared ...
Apr 06, 2026
Branch County Secretary of State office reopens at temporary Marshall Street location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Secretary of State office is officially resuming services at 9:00 a.m. today at its new temporary location at 490 Marshall Street in Coldwater. The branch had ...
Apr 06, 2026
Coldwater yard waste and brush collection begins Monday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's annual spring cleanup commences Monday, April 6, with weekly paper-bagged yard waste collection and scheduled brush pickup on the first Mondays of April and May. Res...
Apr 03, 2026
Tornado sirens to be tested Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Almost one month after tornado sirens were set off across Branch County because of a tornado at Union Lake and in Union City, the sirens are scheduled to be tested again Saturda...
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City of Coldwater to file claim in Discover Financial class action lawsuit
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved Resolution No. 26-25 this week, authorizing the city and the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) to file claims in a $1.225 billion cl...
Apr 03, 2026 Screenshot
