Category Archives: Local News
AUDIO: Coldwater to host Parma Western Friday in first round of MHSAA Football Playoffs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Cardinal football team found out Sunday night, during the viewing of the MHSAA Selection Sunday Show, that they will will host Interstate 8 foe Parma Western...
Oct 26, 2015
"Blue" Alerts could be coming soon to radio, TV
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Legislators have approved a bill that would allow Michigan State Police to broadcast emergency alerts on TV and radio when violent criminals injure or kill law enforcement o...
Oct 24, 2015
FCC votes to cap rates, fees for prison phone calls, service providers threaten to sue
WASHINGTON, DC (WTVB) – Telephone rates for inmates at state prisons in Michigan and across the nation have been called outrageous but that situation could be ending soon. The FCC has voted to c...
Oct 24, 2015
Gas prices jump at area stations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Not surprisingly, gas prices jumped 15 cents to as much as 30 cents per gallon before this weekend with drivers headed out to see the fall colors in Branch County and Sout...
Oct 24, 2015
Property owners in Coldwater to see tax rate increase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Property taxes for Coldwater City residents are expected to increase three tenths of a percent in 2016. That's the word from Coldwater City manager Jeff Budd with the .3% ...
Oct 24, 2015
Settlement announced in Muslim woman's alleged discrimination case involving Advance America
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater's sizable Yemini population has likely been made aware of a noteworthy court case in the state and now there's word of a settlement being reached in the matter i...
Oct 23, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Southern Michigan Bancorp announces third quarter earnings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Pink: SOMC) announced third quarter 2015 net income increased 17.9% to $1,523,000, or $0.64 per share, compared to net income of $1,29...
Oct 23, 2015
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
