Category Archives: Local News
Governor orders Capitol flags to be lowered to honor passing of former State Senator Harry Gast
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Gov. Rick Snyder ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the state Capitol complex to be lowered to half-staff on Monday to honor former state Sen. Harry Gast, who passed awa...
Aug 01, 2015
Gas prices to continue to drop through at least Labor Day
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – AAA says it's going to get a lot less expensive to fill up the gas tank come the end of August. At last check in Branch County, most stations were charging around $2.35 a ...
Aug 01, 2015
Grant allows recent Tibbits Summer Theatre production to reach new audiences
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Tibbits Summer Theatre's production of "Peter Pan" in July reached new audiences thanks to a pair of grants through the Branch County Community Foundation. The grant funds...
Aug 01, 2015
YAC provides grant to encourage homeless youth to participate in recreation activities
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Members of the Branch County Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council or YAC have made the decision to provide a grant to encourage homeless youth to take part in recre...
Aug 01, 2015
Sheriff Pollack declares third jail overcrowding emergency of 2015
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County Sheriff John Pollack has declared the county's third jail overcrowding emergency of 2015. Sheriff Pollack made the move on Friday, a day after the lockup had...
Aug 01, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: State Unemployment Tax for busineses drops
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has told businesses in Michigan that unemployment taxes has gone down, effective at the first of this month, due to a $500 reducti...
Jul 31, 2015
One case of West Nile virus reported in Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As bad as the mosquitoes have been this summer in Branch County and Southwest Michigan, you had to know it was just a matter of time. Health officials have been testing mo...
Jul 31, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: DIFS Assists Over 172,000 Michigan Consumers in 2014
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Department of Insurance and Financial Services stands ready to assist Michigan consumers with their insurance and financial services questions. In 2014 DIFS assisted 172...
Jul 31, 2015
BCCADV to host community response seminar in September
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Coalition against Domestic Violence and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are gearing up for a special two day seminar titled "Trauma-...
Jul 31, 2015
Coldwater man injured in Matteson Township motorcycle accident
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – A 20-year old Coldwater man escaped serious injury late last night in a motorcycle accident in Branch County's Matteson Township. The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on M-8...
Jul 31, 2015
