Category Archives: Local News
Saturday Cruise through Coldwater to take place during Car Show/Swap Meet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 36th edition of the Coldwater Car Show and Swap Meet will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Branch County Fairgrounds. The event is held rain or shine every Mother's Day...
May 10, 2024 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Branch County Marine Patrol put No Wake Buoys in place for another season
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The No Wake Buoys are now in place around Branch County lakes thanks to the efforts of the Branch County Marine Patrol. Buoys act as a warning for boaters to maintain safe s...
May 10, 2024 Pictured are officers from the Branch County Marine Patrol. Photo courtesy Second Story Marketing.
Commissioners expected to get recommended bid for old jail demo on May 28
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The process that will lead to this summer's demolition of the old Branch County Jail is continuing. Branch County Administrator Bud Norman told the Board of Commissioners during...
May 10, 2024 2015 picture of the old Branch County Jail. Photo courtesy Branch County Sheriff's Office Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: Bronson Chamber hosting Business After Hours on Tuesday
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Do you have a business locally to Bronson and the surrounding area and would be interested in joining the Bronson Chamber of Commerce? Then stop by the Bronson Strike Zone Bowling...
May 10, 2024 Courtesy Bronson Chamber of Commerce
Branch County Emergency Management now reports nine homes destroyed in Sherwood Twp twister
SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Office of Emergency Management has provided an update on the aftermath of the EF-2 and EF-1 tornados that touched down in Sherwood Township on Tuesday ...
May 09, 2024 Photo courtesy of Raymond Wright
Colon/Sherwood area tornado confirmed as EF-2 by NWS, winds estimated at up to 130 MPH
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a EF2 tornado caused a considerable amount of damage in the Sherwood area Tuesday evening with estimated winds of up to 130 mph. A...
May 09, 2024 Courtesy of Raymond Wright
Life Care Ambulance close to meeting contract standards on response times
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Life Care Ambulance Vice-President Steve Frisbie told Branch County Commissioners during their work session on Thursday they are on the cusp of meeting contract standards for re...
May 09, 2024 (courtesy of LifeCare Ambulance)
Sherwood Free Methodist Church receives many donations for tornado victims
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - When a disaster like what happened on Tuesday night in southwest Michigan takes place, neighbors help out their neighbors. Volunteers from the Sherwood Free Methodist Church were...
May 09, 2024 Some of the food which has been donated to storm victims at the Sherwood Free Methodist Church. Courtesy of Rachael Keller
AG files charges against former Adams Township Clerk and her attorney
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A former township clerk in Hillsdale County who had her November 2021 election responsibilities taken away by the Michigan Bureau of Elections is now facing criminal charges. Mich...
May 09, 2024 Courtesy Michigan Attorney General's Office
BUSINESS BEAT: "Welcome Back to the Lake" set for Saturday at Tip Up Island
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Chamber of Commerce, the Quincy Historical Society and the Marble Chain of Lakes Improvement Association is sponsoring this Saturday's "Welcome Back to the Lake" event a...
May 09, 2024 Courtesy Quincy Chamber of Commerce Facebook page
