Category Archives: Local News
Public comment period underway for DNR Wildlife Strategic Plan
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The public comment period on a five-year Wildlife Division Strategic Plan being formulated by the state Department of Natural Resources is underway. The Guiding Principles a...
Jan 09, 2016
HS Basketball: Coldwater boys claim first place in Interstate 8; Bronson boys picks up first win
UNDATED (WTVB) – Coldwater and Bronson picked up boys basketball wins Friday night, while girls hoops teams from Coldwater, Quincy, Union City, and Tekonsha suffered setbacks. In boys basketball...
Jan 09, 2016
BUSINESS BEAT: Theresa Gillette named Community Health Center November Employee of the Month
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Theresa Gillette was recently named the Community Health Center of Branch County (CHC) November Employee of the Month. She has been an employee of CHC since May of 1998. T...
Jan 08, 2016
City officials try to help residents brace for major road construction in Coldwater later this year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – You can't say we didn't warn you. Those words aren't on the letter the City of Coldwater mailed out at the end of December to a number of business and residential property...
Jan 08, 2016
Angry building contractors confront Branch County commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -About a dozen of Branch County's busiest building contractors have a big beef with the county's primary building inspector and now County Commissioners know all about it. The cou...
Jan 08, 2016
Quincy boys basketball rolls past Reading, Coldwater boys swim team picks up first ever win
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – In Branch County high school sports last night, in Boys basketball, Quincy cruised to a 63-18 win at home over Reading. Quinn Eifrid had 19 points, Nathan Karney added 11 poi...
Jan 08, 2016
Animal control gas chamber to be shut down in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The controversy concerning Branch County's Animal Control Shelter gas chamber will soon be a dead issue. The machine that's been used to euthanize strays in the county, al...
Jan 07, 2016
Economist says slightly negative downturn in December "no cause for alarm"
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WVB) – The West Michigan economy turned slightly negative in December, but a regional economist says "there is no cause for alarm"., and also says it occurs every year because ...
Jan 07, 2016
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary to hold annual fundraising raffle
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary club will hold its 28th annual raffle Saturday, January 16 at the Dearth Center in Coldwater. Money raised from the event will go tow...
Jan 07, 2016
Pick-up truck misses stop sign, ends up in chilly Coldwater Lake
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Michigan State Police say a Branch County man is recovering after his pickup truck went into Coldwater Lake shortly at 5 p.m. Wednesday. According to troopers, 75-year old...
Jan 07, 2016
