Category Archives: Local News
Semi driver sentenced to 6 months in Branch County Jail for fatal crash
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A semi-driver charged in connection with a fatal traffic accident in Branch County that happened early last year was sentenced today in District Court. 25-year old Kenneth...
Aug 11, 2015
Gas prices continue to drop in the Coldwater area
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – With crude oil settling at just over $44 per barrel Monday, gasoline prices are low and about to get lower, according to analyst Trilby Lundberg. Prices at some stations i...
Aug 11, 2015
Coldwater City Council approves reconfiguration of Grand-Marshall Street intersection
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater City Council last night agreed to give City Manager Jeff Budd the green light to proceed with plans to move ahead with one of three proposed Grand Street int...
Aug 11, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater Noon Rotary to sponsor golf tournament to benefit Branch Area Fod Pantry
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Noon Rotary Club is hosting the Branch Area Food Pantry Golf Outing again this year on Friday, September 4 at the Coldwater Golf Course. Registration and Lun...
Aug 11, 2015
Kids Day today at the Branch County Fair
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It's day 3 coming up for the Branch County Fair which continues through Saturday at the Fairgrounds in Coldwater. It's Pioneer Kids Day at the fair with the schedule inclu...
Aug 11, 2015
Coldwater Board of Education approves support staff changes for coming school year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Board of Education met in special session last night to approve nearly a dozen staff recommendations for the school district, mostly in secretary and clerk p...
Aug 11, 2015
Minor injuries in Coldwater apartment fire Sunday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – There were minor injuries in a structure fire Sunday night in Coldwater. Firefighters were dispatched around 10:15 p.m. with reports of heavy smoke in a second floor hallw...
Aug 10, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Branch County solar power farm project receives funding from USDA
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVB) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday, August 7, 2015 announced $63 million in loans and grants for 264 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide ...
Aug 10, 2015
At least two injured in Ovid Township meth lab explosion Sunday morning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Sheriff's Department says a man and a woman were burned in a meth lab explosion Sunday morning at a residence in Ovid Township and there could possibly b...
Aug 10, 2015
High school football practice gets underway today across Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Ttoday is the opening day of high school football practice across Branch County and the state of Michigan while tryouts and practices for the rest of the fall sports are s...
Aug 10, 2015
