Category Archives: Local News
Cole Ford and Consumers Energy step up EV charging efforts
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - While one local car dealer has installed a number of fast chargers for electric vehicles, Consumers Energy says it expects to power 1,500 new fast charging locations for electri...
Jul 10, 2024 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com
Brian Sage named new Artistic Director for the Tibbits Opera House
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Tibbits Opera House has announced the appointment of Brian Sage as its new Artistic Director, at the close of the current Tibbits Summer Theatre season. Sage succeeds Chad Tallo...
Jul 09, 2024 New Tibbits Opera House Artistic Director Brian Sage (courtesy Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council)
Hope Cafe receives Match On Main grant from MEDC
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A downtown Coldwater non-profit restaurant and retail store has received a $20,278 grant under the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's (MEDC) Match on Main program. The ...
Jul 09, 2024 (courtesy Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence)
Gas prices drop around the area this week, but still higher than last year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It didn't take long for gas prices to recover from the protracted Independence Day holiday hikes across the state. In its daily canvassing of fueling centers, AAA Michigan's sta...
Jul 09, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Business Beat: BACC OJT program featured during July 18 forum for local employers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In an effort to bridge the gap between local talent and local companies, area employers will have the opportunity to discover partnership opportunities with the OJT (On the Job ...
Jul 09, 2024 Branch Area Career Center OJT Program Coordinator Joe Sobeske (courtesy City of Coldwater/BCEGA)
New restroom facility for Rotary Park approved by City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Another step in the renovation project at Rotary Park was taken by the Coldwater City Council last night. The council approved a plan to their landscape architect to purchase of...
Jul 09, 2024 Courtesy City of Coldwater
City Council approves two-point-nine percent electric rate increase recommended by CBPU
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Despite an overall electric rate increase of two-point-nine percent, the director of the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities says city customers are still paying about 30% less ...
Jul 09, 2024
UPDATE: Coldwater's Entertainment Under The Stars canceled for tonight
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater summertime tradition was set to resume tonight, but the 2024 kick-off for Entertainment Under The Stars is being postponed one week due to the threat of rain. The co...
Jul 09, 2024 Courtesy Coldwater Recreation Department Facebook page
Neubecker hired as new Lakeland Elementary principal
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The administrative team at Coldwater Community Schools for the 2024-25 school year is now fully assembled, as the Coldwater Board of Education approved the hiring of Sarah Neube...
Jul 08, 2024 Changing of the guard: Gary Dancer, Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Coldwater Community Schools and former Principal at Lakeland Elementary School, stands next to Sarah Neubecker, his successor in the Lakeland principal's office. (Photo by MWC's Sean Watson)
Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education annual organizational meeting tonight
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As they begin a new fiscal year, the Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education will hold their annual organizational meeting tonight. It's a limited agenda, with a number o...
Jul 08, 2024 Coldwater Community Schools logo
