Category Archives: Local News
NWS forecasters expect major winter storm to stay south of Branch County
NORTH WEBSTER, IN (WTVB) - National Weather Service forecasters say a major winter storm that is expected to hit Indiana on Sunday and Monday will stay well to the south of Branch County. A Winter Sto...
Jan 03, 2025 Rozenskip / Depositphotos.com
Mersman still in running for Laketown Township Manager due to divided board
LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Disagreements among members of the Laketown Township Board of Trustees has led to a postponement on a decision concerning a new township manager until next Wednesday, Ja...
Jan 03, 2025 The Laketown Township Board of Trustees meets at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road.
Annual Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council meeting set for January 23
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual meeting of the Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council, Incorporated has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Tibbits Board President John Bo...
Jan 02, 2025 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Nominations now being accepted for annual Coldwater Chamber Awards
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Nominations for the 71st Annual Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Awards are now open. This year's awards banquet will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the Dearth Commu...
Jan 02, 2025 Coldwater Chamber of Commerce (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Branch County November unemployment goes up slightly to 4.3%
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Figures released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed Branch County's unemployment rate in November was 4-point-3 percent which was a...
Jan 02, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Coffee Hour to feature site manager for Sauk Solar
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The "Coffee Hour" event which is hosted each month by the Branch County Association of Realtors and the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce will take place this Tuesday morning, ...
Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy Branch County Association of Realtors Facebook page
Three injured in Hillsdale County crash caused by icy roads
ADAMS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Icy road conditions are being blamed for a crash in Hillsdale County on New Year's Day which injured three persons. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office says the crash hap...
Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
Bronson Community Schools conducting survey on communications
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Officials for Bronson Community Schools want to hear from parents, teachers, and district residents to learn how they prefer to receive news about the district. An on line survey ...
Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy Bronson Community Schools Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: Burritt named Director at The Branches and The Meadows
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Thurston Woods Village has announced that Coldwater native Amanda Burritt has been chosen to lead both The Branches and The Meadows. Burritt brings a large amount of experience ...
Jan 01, 2025 Photo courtesy of Thurston Woods
Planet Fitness becomes latest business to open in Willowbrook Plaza
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The highly anticipated opening of the new Planet Fitness in the Willowbrook Village Shopping Center took place on Tuesday. The Planet Fitness business takes up over 14,000 squar...
Dec 31, 2024
