Category Archives: Local News

Business Beat : Stickley Family Farms opens for the season this Saturday
COLON, MI (WTVB) -Stickley Family Farms is kicking off its 5th anniversary season this weekend with the grand opening on Saturday at noon. The corn maze, pumpkin patch, and fun farm is located at 1296...
Brett Briscoe Sep 10, 2025

Commissioners table decision on Branch County's Bater Road property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A final decision by the Branch County Board of Commissioners on what to do with the county's 168-acre Bater Road property was postponed on Tuesday afternoon. Administrator Frank...
Jim Measel Sep 9, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government

Bronson City Council passes resolution as part of possible streetscape project
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson City Council passed a resolution on Monday as part of a process that could lead to a future downtown streetscape project. City Manager Brandon Mersman said the city ha...
Jim Measel Sep 9, 2025 Courtesy City of Bronson You Tube channel

State of Michigan to resume collections on overpaid unemployment benefits
LANSING , MI (WTVB) - Michigan residents who owe the state for previously overpaid unemployment benefits now face a deadline to repay that money. The change is because a court-approved settlement has ...
Brett Briscoe Sep 9, 2025 Bytemarks / CC

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon pays visit to Hillsdale College
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Education Secretary Linda McMahon denounced higher education as broken in a speech Monday at Hillsdale College, directing her remarks primarily at four-year institutions and pit...
Brett Briscoe Sep 9, 2025

Last step taken for sidewalk maintenance and improvement program
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved the fourth and final step Monday night for the Establishment of a Residential City Sidewalk Maintenance and Improvement Program. Neighborhood...
Jim Measel Sep 8, 2025 Neighborhood Services Director and City Assessor Samantha Albright. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel

City Council passes policy which allows child warning specialty signs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council adopted a new policy Monday night which would allow child specialty warning signs in the city including those for deaf, blind, disabled and autistic c...
Jim Measel Sep 8, 2025 Courtesy City of Coldwater

Coldwater's Elmet Technologies secures a strategic $5.1 million order to assist in Navy submarine building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Elmet Technologies, the last and only fully integrated, U.S.-owned and operated tungsten and molybdenum manufacturer, announced Monday it has secured a strategic $5.1 million or...
Brett Briscoe Sep 8, 2025

Branch County Association of REALTORS® awards scholarships to local graduates
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Association of REALTORS (BCAR) has announced that fifteen 2025 high school graduates from Bronson, Coldwater, Quincy, and Union City High Schools have each rec...
Brett Briscoe Sep 8, 2025 Branch County Association of Realtors logo

Sturgis man faces multiple CSC charges in Branch County dating back two decades
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A nearly ten month Michigan State Police investigation into criminal sexual conduct accusations against a Sturgis man dating back twenty years has led to charges in Branch Count...
Brett Briscoe Sep 8, 2025 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
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