Category Archives: Local News

CBPU Water Department plans Sunday work on Garfield Tower valve
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities says their Water Department will be performing additional maintenance on the Garfield Water Tower valve Sunday morning. The valve was bei...
Jim Measel Mar 07, 2025 Courtesy CBPU Facebook page

BUSINESS BEAT: Sekisui Voltek named Business of the Year during Chamber dinner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Sekisui Voltek was named the Business of the Year during Thursday night's Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner. Vice President for Human Resources Cynthia Visotsky a...
Jim Measel Mar 07, 2025 Courtesy Sekisui Voltek Facebook page

Marsh named Citizen of the Year; Pollack receives Legacy Award at Chamber dinner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Angie Marsh was named the Citizen of the Year while Sekisui Voltek earned the Business of the Year Award on Thursday night during the 71st Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Awa...
Jim Measel Mar 07, 2025 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

WTVB News Director Jim Measel heads into semi-retirement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's not very often a radio station News Director gets to write a story about themselves but this is a special occasion. As many of you know, I turned 68 years old in December a...
Jim Measel Mar 06, 2025

Commissioners bring forward court bailiff pay request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County District Court is in need of a new bailiff with Jeremy Burch leaving early next month. The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought forward a request from Dist...
Jim Measel Mar 06, 2025 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

BUSINESS BEAT: Annual Chamber Awards Dinner set for Thursday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday night at the Dearth Community Center. The Chamber has a few reminders for those attending. D...
Jim Measel Mar 06, 2025 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page

Plans for 2025 Branch County Car Show/Swap Meet announced
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After months of questions and confusion, there will be a car show and swap meet at the Branch County Fairgrounds during Mother's Day weekend in May after all. After the show whi...
Jim Measel Mar 06, 2025 Courtesy Branch County Fair Facebook page

CBPU Board approves biosolids contract with Sexton Farms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors approved the renewal of a three year contract with Sexton Farms on Wednesday night to haul and land apply biosolids fr...
Jim Measel Mar 06, 2025 CBPU Water Superintendent Brian Musselman. Photo courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube Channel

Jakubczak reports on recent meetings during APPA conference in Washington
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Director Paul Jakubczak gave a report to the utility's Board of Directors on Wednesday night about his meetings last week with staffs for sta...
Jim Measel Mar 06, 2025 CBPU Director Paul Jakubczak. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel

Bronson Schools schedule two bond proposal information meetings
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Bronson Community Schools has scheduled two bond proposal community information sessions before voters in the district go to the polls on May 6. They will be held on Monday, March...
Jim Measel Mar 05, 2025 Courtesy Bronson Community Schools Facebook page
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