Category Archives: Local News

Branch Area Food Pantry holiday food distribution set for Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Area Food Pantry Holiday Food Distribution is scheduled for this Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.. The City of Coldwater says traffic onto Pierso...
Jim Measel Nov 20, 2024 Courtesy Branch Area Food Pantry Facebook page

Reading man injured as pickup truck and cattle trailer crashes into train
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) - A pickup truck pulling a trailer which contained 43 head of cattle crashed into a train operated by Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company on Tuesday afternoon east of Ha...
Jim Measel Nov 20, 2024 Courtesy Steuben County Sheriff's Department

DDA Board approves establishing non-endowed fund with BCCF
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors approved a resolution on Wednesday which establishes a non-endowed fund with the Branch County Community Foundation. Coldwa...
Jim Measel Nov 20, 2024 Courtesy Branch County Community Foundation Facebook page

BUSINESS BEAT: Michigan Gas Utilities partnering with police to stop scams
MONROE, MI (WTVB) - Michigan Gas Utilities is partnering with police and sheriff's departments across southern and western Michigan to share the warning signs of utility scams. The goal is to blanket ...
Jim Measel Nov 20, 2024 Courtesy Michigan Gas Utilities

Athens man charged in connection with heat related death of his son
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutors have charged an Athens man with leaving a child in a vehicle causing death in connection with the August death of his three year old son. An arraign...
Jim Measel Nov 20, 2024 Chris Potter / CC

Branch County Veteran's Footlocker helping area vets in need
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Veteran's Footlocker will distribute free Thanksgiving dinner supplies to area veterans in need this Friday morning from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon at the Branch ...
Jim Measel Nov 20, 2024 Courtesy Branch County Veteran's Footlocker

ProMedica celebrates hospital's 85th anniversary in Coldwater while work on sale continues
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital celebrated the building's 85th anniversary earlier this week, officials say the sale of the hospital to a Flint, Michigan-based nonprofi...
Ken Delaney Nov 20, 2024

Bronson Police Chief says there was no threat to students or staff as they investigate school burglary
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Bronson Police Chief Stephen Johnson says law enforcement and school officials want to make it clear there was no verbal or written threat to the safety of students and staff afte...
Jim Measel Nov 19, 2024 Courtesy Bronson Police Department

Branch County Association of Realtors® reports on recent rental scams
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Association of Realtors says they have heard about recent rental scams targeting the community. According to the association, the latest scammer used photo...
Jim Measel Nov 19, 2024 Alachua County / CC

Defendant in Lakeland prisoner drug death given probation/jail time
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A suspect charged in connection with the death of a prisoner at the Lakeland Correctional Facility after methamphetamine was smuggled into the prison was sentenced on Monday in ...
Jim Measel Nov 19, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
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