Category Archives: Local News
Changes in trash pickups due to Christmas and New Years holidays
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Christmas and New Years holidays will cause some changes in the pickup of trash over the next couple of weeks in the Villages of Quincy and Union City. Trash pickup in t...
Dec 21, 2023 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
Three new Coldwater Police Officers complete 16 week KCC Police Academy
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Three new members of the Coldwater Police Department will be sworn in this week. According to a post on the Coldwater Department of Public Safety's Facebook page, Jon Conely, Am...
Dec 21, 2023 Pictured left to right: Director Joe Scheid, Officer Jon Conley, Officer Amr Ismail, Officer Nooh Aljabaly, Deputy Chief Pat Beeman. Photo courtesy Coldwater Department of Public Safety Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: New barber shop moving into historic downtown Coldwater building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A new business will be moving into a historic downtown Coldwater building in the near future. Coldwater Main Street Director Audrey Tappenden said during Wednesday's Downtown De...
Dec 21, 2023 Courtesy Edgar Arvizo's Facebook page
St. Paul's Lutheran Church collecting shoes throughout January
COLON, MI (WTVB) - St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Colon will be accepting footwear in any condition during the month of January. Bins will be placed outside the church social hall at 484 South Burr Oak...
Dec 21, 2023 Courtesy St. Paul's Lutheran Church Facebook page
Tappenden reports to DDA Board on Main Street's downtown impact
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Main Street Director Audrey Tappenden gave a mostly positive report on the impact of the two year old Main Street program on Coldwater's downtown area during Wednesday...
Dec 20, 2023 Courtesy City of Coldwater
KCC gets state grant to address "critical shortage" of EMS workers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - In an effort to address what it being called a critical shortage of Emergency Medical Services workers in Michigan, Kellogg Community College has received a state grant that ...
Dec 20, 2023 Photo courtesy of Kellogg Community College
Congregate meal program at Union City Senior Center starts January 16
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Union City announced on Wednesday that the congregate meal program at the Union City Senior Center will start on Tuesday, January 16. The Senior Center will have...
Dec 20, 2023 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
Coldwater Executive Suites receives rebate for work at 50 West Pearl
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Main Street has awarded Coldwater Executive Suites LLC a $5,000 faade improvement rebate from its Building Improvement Program for work on their building at 50 West Pe...
Dec 20, 2023 Corey Donner of Executive Suites LLC is joined by representatives from Coldwater Main
Street. Photo courtesy Coldwater Main Street
Branch County Commissioners formally approve 2024 general fund budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners formally adopted what was called a balanced 2024 General Fund budget during their final regular meeting of the year on Tuesday. The tota...
Dec 20, 2023 GotCredit / CC
Power outage affects 7,500 Consumers customers in Branch and St. Joe counties
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The lights suddenly went out for over 3,800 Consumers Energy customers in the western part of Branch County and another 3,700 in St. Joseph County on Wednesday morning. The ...
Dec 20, 2023 Denise Krebs / CC
