Category Archives: Local News
Branch County's jobless rate drops to 4.1% in September
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County's jobless rate improved last month although there were actually fewer people employed in the county in September compared to August. The unemployment figure ...
Oct 23, 2015
Branch County elected officials likely to receive small pay raise for 2016
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It appears Branch County's elected officials will be getting a small pay raise for 2016. That's the recommendation that was made at yesterday's working meeting of the Coun...
Oct 23, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Chicago Ave to host special pampering evening for BCCADV
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Chicago Ave in downtown Coldwater is hosting “Plethora of Purple Pampering” Tuesday, October 22 from 5:0...
Oct 22, 2015
Fremont, Indiana teen killed in apparent tree cutting accident
FREMONT, IN (WTVB) – A Fremont, Indiana high school student is dead after suffering fatal injuries in an apparent tree cutting accident just south of the Michigan border. The Steuben County Sher...
Oct 22, 2015
Coldwater volleyball falls at 4th ranked Harper Creek, Union City and Quincy play tonight in Big 8-Cascades Conference football crossovers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In high school volleyball Wednesday, Coldwater lost 3-0 at Class B 4th ranked Harper Creek. The host Beavers beat the Cardinals in the Interstate Eight Conference match 25...
Oct 22, 2015
Stubborn corn field fire in Algansee Township Wednesday
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – It's fall harvest time but yesterday a corn field in Branch County's Algansee Township wasn't being worked by farmers but by firefighters from three departments as a stubborn...
Oct 22, 2015
MDOT planning I-69 repairs for the next several weeks
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – More orange barrel driving is in store for motorists in Branch County the next three weeks, this time along several sections of I-69. The Michigan Department of Transporta...
Oct 21, 2015
Detroit Free Press touts Coldwater's Little River Railroad
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A nice boost statewide for tourism in Coldwater and Branch County today courtesy of the Detroit Free Press which published its "Ultimate Michigan Bucket List: 50 Things Yo...
Oct 21, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Leutheuser to hold Coffee Hours in Coldwater and Hillsdale
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – 58th District State Representative Eric Leutheuser, R-Hillsdale,has announced upcoming coffee hours in Branch and Hillsdale counties. "I'm looking forward to these opportuni...
Oct 21, 2015
UPDATE: Alert neighbor helps prevent injuries in Waterman Avenue blaze Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater Fire officials say an alert neighbor helped prevent any injuries in a Tuesday morning house fire. The blaze at the Steve Smith residence at 75 Waterman Avenue wa...
Oct 21, 2015
