Category Archives: Local News

Community Forum on future of Union City school buildings set for Thursday
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Union City Community Schools will be hosting a forum this Thursday evening to discuss the future of their school facilities. A brief presentation will be given of the findings ...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2025 Courtesy Union City Community School Facebook page

BUSINESS BEAT: Adventure Zone adds new booths and furniture to seating area
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Adventure Zone at 125 West Chicago next to the Capri Drive In has revamped their seating area. They now have comfortable new booths and as well as new furniture which gre...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2025 Courtesy Adventure Zone Facebook page

Reading woman injured as vehicle hits tree east of Jonesville
SCIPIO TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Reading woman was injured Saturday night in Hillsdale County when her vehicle crashed into a tree east of Jonesville. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department says the ...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2025 Courtesy Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Facebook page

Suspect arraigned in 2022 Kinderhook vehicle theft and check bouncing
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Harrison, Michigan man was arraigned in Branch County District Court on Saturday on charges related to the passing of a bad check for over $14,000 while stealing a car in July...
Jim Measel Feb 23, 2025 Courtesy Michigan State Police

City of Coldwater to receive $757,000 from state in marijuana tax revenues
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater is receiving the sixth highest payout from the State of Michigan in marijuana tax revenue to municipalities for the 2024 fiscal year. In figures released l...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2025 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com

While statewide enrollment was down on fall Count Day, majority of Branch County schools show increases
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - While state officials say enrollment is again down in K-12 public schools across Michigan, there are several school districts in Branch County that have seen their numbers go up i...
Ken Delaney Feb 22, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

Representative Wortz's resolution honoring Frederick Douglass passes Michigan House
LANSING, MI (WTVB)- The first resolution introduced by Branch County's new 35th District State Representative has been passed by the state House. House Resolution 23 from Representative Jennifer Wortz...
Ken Delaney Feb 22, 2025 (courtesy Michigan House Republicans)

Union City man sentenced to four to 20 years in prison for embezzling at least $400,000 from family Trust
PONTIAC, MI (WTVB) - A Union City man has been sentenced to four to 20 years in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a family Trust. 68-year-old David White was sentenced by Jud...
Ken Delaney Feb 21, 2025 kgtohbu / Depositphotos.com

2025 could be a crucial year for Branch County and Michigan's marijuana industry
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With nearly two dozen recreational marijuana retail stores and a number of other manufacturing facilities in the area, Branch County has a large stake in the cannabis business. ...
Ken Delaney Feb 21, 2025 Elsa Olofsson / CC

BUSINESS BEAT: SMB&T hosting roundtable on preventing fraud
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Southern Michigan Bank & Trust will be hosting an interactive Fraud Awareness & Prevention Roundtable on Wednesday, March 12 from 7:45 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. at the Hillsd...
Jim Measel Feb 21, 2025 Courtesy Southern Michigan Bank and Trust Facebook page
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