Category Archives: Local News
Still facing budget concerns, Coldwater school board meets following bond proposal defeat
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -The Coldwater Board of Education will meet in regular session for the first time tonight since the failure of two bond proposals May 5. During the campaign, school officials had ...
May 18, 2015
Gas prices rise ahead of Memorial Day weekend
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Just ahead of the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices are continuing to rise in Michigan, according to the latest survey of gas stations statewide by AAA Michiga...
May 18, 2015
HS Sports: Branch County track & field athletes advance to MHSAA Finals, part of a busy weekend
UNDATED (WTVB) – Seventeen student-athletes from Branch County, along with 4 relay teams, qualified for the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Track & Field Finals on May 30th following Regional action t...
May 17, 2015
HS Sports: Coldwater baseball sweeps Pennfield, claims share of Interstate 8 title
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In high school baseball, Coldwater clinched at least a share of the Interstate 8 title after they swept Pennfield in a makeup doubleheader at Lowe Field, 5-0 and 7-4. In t...
May 16, 2015
AUDIO: Walberg calling for tough negotiations and congressional oversight on nuclear agreement with Iran
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVB) – Branch County’s representative in the U.S.House says we need to very wary of the intentions of the Iranian government as negotiations continue on a nuclear agreeme...
May 15, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: CHC Foundation Gala to raise money for Tele-health Program
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The 2015 Community Health Center Foundation Gala will be held on Saturday, October 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the DearthCenter in Coldwater. The 10th annual event promises great fo...
May 15, 2015
Local effort for Nepal earthquake victims continues, spearheaded by two Coldwater physicians
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – On April 25, 2015, Nepal was hit with a massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale. More than 8,000 people lost their lives and over 17,000 were injured. Hundre...
May 15, 2015
Coldwater Rotary clubs provide new roof for Tibbits scene shop
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It’s another example of local service clubs coming through to help a local non-profit. Through support of the Coldwater Sunrise and Noon Rotary clubs the scene shop ...
May 15, 2015
Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89
By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Blues legend B.B. King, who took his music from rural juke joints to the mainstream and inspired a generation of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has...
May 15, 2015
HS Sports: Coldwater baseball beats Quincy, Quincy-Coldwater softball split, Coldwater boys golf 2nd in I-8
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In a cross-county high school baseball game we had on the radio Thursday night, Coldwater scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th to break a 1-1 tie, then held on to beat Q...
May 15, 2015
