Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: Michigan Supreme Court rules on Freedom to Work provision
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Supreme Court upheld a portion of the state's Freedom to Work Act, saying that changes four years ago to the state employees' retirement system and the creation...
Jul 30, 2015
Need exists for more skilled trades workers in Branch County area
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The on-going need in Michigan for more career technical education and skilled trades workers is coming into sharper focus in Branch County with Michigan Works! and State R...
Jul 30, 2015
City of Bronson receives award for helping with dental health
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – The City of Bronson is one of eight Michigan communities being recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their contributions to oral health throu...
Jul 30, 2015
Ohio woman injured Wednesday afternoon in boat trailer accident at Rose Lake
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Sheriff's Department says Rose Lake in Bethel Township was the scene of an injury accident Wednesday afternoon when an SUV went into the water. Deputies ...
Jul 30, 2015
Grants allow Tibbits Summer Theatre's "Peter Pan" to reach new audiences
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Tibbits Summer Theatre's production of "Peter Pan" reached new audiences through grants from the Stanley Godfrey Endowment Fund for the Arts and the Irv & Kathryn Harr...
Jul 29, 2015
Only minor damage from Wednesday morning fire at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Fire Department was called out Wednesday with a report of a fire in the office at the Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility. An overheated computer prompted the a...
Jul 29, 2015
Branch-Hillsdale- St. Joseph Community Health Agency receives top award
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The health department in Coldwater is part of a tri-county agency that has been rated as among the by CloudScout”> best in Michigan. For a second cycle in a row, ...
Jul 29, 2015
Kindergarten orientation planned for Coldwater Community Schools
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The start of a new K-12 by CloudScout”> school year in Michigan is still more than a month away but for parents of little kids in Coldwater, there's one day next ...
Jul 29, 2015
Road Commission head says Branch County's roads continue to deteriorate
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County roads and bridges are by CloudScout”> continuing to deteriorate at record rates with skyrocketing repair costs leading to at least one road being tu...
Jul 29, 2015
Police investigate break-in at Coldwater Township storage facility
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A breaking and entering and larceny case at a Coldwater Township storage locker business is under investigation by the Branch County Sheriff's Department. The theft at Sha...
Jul 28, 2015
