Category Archives: Local News

Single-wide mobile home in Matteson Township damaged in Thursday afternoon fire
MATTESON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Crews from two fire departments were on the scene for around one hour Thursday afternoon for a blaze at a home in Branch County's Matteson Township. The Bronson Fire Dep...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024 Robert Couse-Baker / CC

Pay increases part of new contract ratified with Meijer, all employees will need to be union members
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - 25,000 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951, which includes workers at the Coldwater Meijer store, voted this week to ratify new contracts with the retail...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024

BUSINESS BEAT: New yoga studio opens in Willowbrook Plaza
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An open house will be held Saturday for a new yoga studio that has opened in Coldwater's Willowbrook Plaza. Hidden Bliss Studio owner and instructor Dannie Dolce says she wanted...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024

UC School District has new mission and vision statements
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - New Mission and Vision Statements have been created for the Union City School District. Superintendent Chris Katz told the Union City School Board on Monday night the mission o...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Courtesy Union City Community Schools

Potential recruiters in Administrator search to make short presentations to BOC
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - When the Branch County Board of Commissioners meet with a pair of Michigan recruitment agencies during their work session on March 7, their presentations are only expected to la...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

Glen Oaks celebrates end of north renovation project, start of upgrading south side of campus
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - It was a double celebration on the Glen Oaks Community College campus on Thursday. They hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of the north campus renovation proj...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Courtesy Glen Oaks Community College Facebook page

Special land use permit approved for seven commercial self storage units in Bronson
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - A special land use permit request to construct and operate seven commercial self storage units at 150 Wayne Street in Bronson was approved last week by the Bronson Planning Commis...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Courtesy City of Bronson Facebook page

BUSINESS BEAT: Area Hospitals Collaborate to Provide Oncology Services
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica and Hillsdale Hospital made a joint statement on Thursday which announced a collaboration bringing oncology services to the greater Hillsdale community. They say this ...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Courtesy of Hillsdale Hospital

Noon Club gets ready to boogie this weekend at Tibbits Opera House
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Noon Club's 68th annual fundraising variety show is set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at the Tibbits Opera House. Director Bill Milnes says this year's t...
Jim Measel Feb 21, 2024 Courtesy Coldwater Noon Club Facebook page

Quincy Village Council approves out of pocket costs for new fire engine
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Village Council approved the village's portion of out of pocket costs for a new fire truck on Tuesday night. After going back and forth with MML Insurance regarding a tr...
Jim Measel Feb 21, 2024 Courtesy Quincy Fire Department Facebook page
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