Category Archives: Local News
First Run Branch County 5K and Half Marathon event set for Sunday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The first ever Run Branch County's 5K and Half Marathon will take place on Sunday. Run Branch County was established as a non-profit organization last year whose purpose was to ...
Aug 30, 2024 Courtesy Run Branch County Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: Work taking place on downtown Coldwater facades
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - You may have noticed work on the front of downtown Coldwater buildings in recent weeks. The Downtown Development Authority Board approved a resolution in March which covered thr...
Aug 30, 2024 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Quincy woman charged in connection with Hillsdale County motorcycle crash
HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A Quincy woman was booked into the Hillsdale County Jail on Thursday after the Hillsdale County Prosecutors Office filed charges in connection with a May 19 crash that in...
Aug 30, 2024 Courtesy Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
BISD Board approves one year contract with EEPA
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District Board of Education formally approved a one year contract with the district's Early Education Personnel Association on Wednesday afternoon...
Aug 29, 2024 Photo courtesy of BISD Facebook page
UC Park Board recommends to Village Council addition of dog park
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Union City could soon have a dog park. The Union City Park Board voted on Wednesday to recommend to the Village Council the addition of a dog park on the west si...
Aug 29, 2024 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
Coldwater semi-annual hydrant flushing starts September 16
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has announced that Coldwater Board of Public Utility crews will begin their semi-annual hydrant flushing throughout the City on Monday, September 16. Hydra...
Aug 29, 2024 Bill Smith / CC
BCSD and Humane Society co-hosting animal crimes training class
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department will co-host an animal crimes training class with the Humane Society of the United States on Friday. Deputies from the Sheriff's Departmen...
Aug 29, 2024 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
BUSINESS BEAT: Tappenden provides update to DDA on downtown buildings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Main Street Director Audrey Tappenden updated the Downtown Development Authority Board on the status of some downtown buildings during their Wednesday morning meeting....
Aug 29, 2024 Courtesy City of Coldwater and You Tube
Branch County Community Chorus accepting new members
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Kellogg Community College's Branch County Community Chorus is accepting new members for the 2024-25 concert season. They will be hosting an open house event on Tuesday, Septembe...
Aug 28, 2024 Courtesy Kellogg Community College
Commissioners approve Blackhawk Mill Pond special assessment resolution
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners formally approved a resolution on Tuesday that would set up a special assessment district in order to fund a study for the level of the ...
Aug 28, 2024 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
