Category Archives: Local News
Options available for CBPU customers behind on payments to avoid service disruptions
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Following a period of prolonged cold weather, the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) is advising customers behind on their utility bills to seek assistance to avoid serv...
Feb 09, 2026
Woman dies in St Joseph County camper fire
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A woman died in a camper fire on Mitchell Road in St. Joseph County Friday night. According to a news release deputies along with fire personnel responded to the 57000 b...
Feb 07, 2026
Coldwater and Quincy school boards to vote Monday to put construction projects on the May 2026 ballot
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - School boards for two Branch County districts will take final action Monday to put millage requests on the May ballot. Both Coldwater Community Schools and Quincy Community Scho...
Feb 06, 2026 Renovation plan for Coldwater High School (courtesy Coldwater Community Schools)
Area school districts will now begin asking for "forgiveness" from the state because of excessive snow days
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Several area school districts, including Quincy Community Schools, have exceeded their legal limit for "forgiven" snow days. Under current state law, Michigan K-12 schools are requ...
Feb 06, 2026 karenr / Depositphotos.com
Business Beat: Applications now available for Doris Whorley Nursing Scholarship
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale Hospital has officially opened applications for the 2026 Doris Whorley Nursing Scholarship, a program offering high school seniors up to $50,000 in tuition assistance-...
Feb 06, 2026
Branch and Hillsdale County officials continue talks on new animal control contract
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch and Hillsdale County officials are discussing a new animal control contract as the current agreement between the two counties is set to expire at the end of the year. The...
Feb 06, 2026 Courtesy Branch County Animal Control Facebook page
City of Coldwater seeks artists for 2026 downtown art
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has launched the "Make Your Mark: Downtown Coldwater 2026" initiative, inviting muralists and sculptors to submit proposals for public art installations in...
Feb 05, 2026
Patient facing charges for attacking hospital staff
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - We are learning more about an attack this past weekend at Insight Hospital & Medical Center Coldwater. Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has formally charged a 38-year-...
Feb 05, 2026
Commissioners hear presentation from MSU Department of Forestry on Bater Road property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from the Michigan State University Department of Forestry Chair during their Thursday work session on a possible 25...
Feb 05, 2026 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Business Beat: Hillsdale Hospital achieves milestone
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale Hospital has achieved a significant medical milestone with the successful completion of its first lumbar total disc replacement, performed by Dr. Amritraj Loganathan a...
Feb 05, 2026
