Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: BACC students part of Michigan Envirothon State Competition
AUGUSTA, MI (WTVB) – Twenty four teams of high school students from across the state will be competing during the three-day Michigan Envirothon State Competition at the Fort Custer Training Cent...
May 06, 2015
No injuries during apartment house fire in Coldwater Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – An overheated extension cord is getting the blame for a fire yesterday afternoon in Coldwater at a two story apartment house. Firemen found smoke showing from the rear of ...
May 06, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Tibbits Boosters honors volunteers, names Linda Ives Volunteer of the Year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Tibbits Boosters honored its volunteers and named Linda Ives its volunteer of the year at its annual volunteer reception April 28 at the Tibbits Opera House. Nearly 100 vo...
May 06, 2015
AUDIO: Branch County voters join in rejecting sales tax increase for road repairs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County voters also joined others in the state in turning down the proposed 1% increase in Michigan's sales tax to fund roads with the issue falling in the county 5,...
May 06, 2015
AUDIO: Coldwater School District voters overwhelmingly reject two bond proposals, Union City voters approve sinking fund renewal
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- The No vote won the day in the Coldwater School District and also across Michigan in the resounding rejection of Proposal One with a mostly light turnout for Tuesday's elections....
May 06, 2015
Rainouts for most sports Tuesday, but Coldwater golf team places 3rd at Onsted Invitational
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In Branch County high school sports, yesterday's rain wiped out all of Tuesday's baseball and softball games and track meets with some of the events rescheduled for today ...
May 06, 2015
Businesses, BACC students recognized at 57th Annual OJT Spring Banquet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It’s an annual tradition at the Branch Area Careers Center. Outstanding senior students in the BACC’s various programs, along with On-The-Job Training students...
May 06, 2015
Bond proposals in Coldwater School District fail by wide margins, state sales tax increase for roads also defeated
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater School District voters Tuesday defeated two bond proposals by large margins. The first bonding proposal, 2.95 mills that would have raised $46.5 million for tech...
May 06, 2015
Earthquake experts learning more about Saturday's quake in Kalamazoo County
GALESBURG, MI (WTVB) – Location Location Location. That's why Michigan's earthquakes are so small, like the one this past Saturday afternoon in Kalamazoo County, although it was felt in Branch C...
May 05, 2015
Coldwater City Police arrest man for alleged computer crimes
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater City Police have arrested a suspect in a pair of computer crimes. 24-year old Brandon Allen Eggleston of Springfield, Michigan was taken into custody Friday and ...
May 05, 2015
