Category Archives: Local News
City of Coldwater loses out to Bridgman for MML Community Excellence Award
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The flipping of the former Taylor's Stationers building into the new site of the Children's Museum of Branch County in downtown Coldwater was among the four finalists for the Co...
Oct 27, 2023 Courtesy Children's Museum of Branch County Facebook page
Plenty of Halloween activities scheduled throughout Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The ghosts and goblins will have a lot to choose from as Halloween celebrations will take place around Branch County over the next few days. After being postponed due to the...
Oct 27, 2023 SurFeRGiRL30 / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Quincy Chamber of Commerce joins Village in promoting Halloween activities
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Quincy and the Quincy Chamber of Commerce will be hosting all of the Halloween festivities in Quincy on Tuesday evening. Halloween activities start at 4:00 p.m. with...
Oct 27, 2023 Courtesy Quincy Chamber of Commerce Facebook page
City Council formally approves sale of 71-73 W. Chicago to Abdullahs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a resolution and sales agreement with Ibrahim and Khalil Abdullah during a special meeting on Thursday so that the Abdullahs can purchase the...
Oct 27, 2023
Commissioners bring forward Sheriff's Department request to sell old vehicles
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Commissioners brought forward a request from Sheriff John Pollack during their work session on Thursday to sell at least four old vehicles. The oldest vehicle is a...
Oct 26, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Burns gets positive evaluation from Health Board, receives $5,000 in merit pay
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns received a better than satisfactory evaluation recently from the agency's Board of Health. Meeti...
Oct 26, 2023 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Facebook page
Run Branch County seeks Commissioners support for new half marathon/5K run
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A new local non-profit agency that promotes running approached the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday as they try to gather support for a...
Oct 26, 2023 Courtesy Run Branch County Facebook page
DTMB says Branch County unemployment rate dropped in September to 3.8 percent
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget reported on Thursday that Branch County's unemployment rate dropped in September to 3-point-8 percent after bein...
Oct 26, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Coldwater School Board accepts settlement in lawsuit against vaping manufacturers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education voted on Monday night to accept a proposed settlement of over $14,000 from Altria Group, Incorporated as part of a mass action...
Oct 26, 2023 Coldwater Community Schools logo
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater Post Office hosting job fair on Friday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The United States Postal Service is hiring. What's being called a Mega Job Fair will be held at the U.S. Post Office at 100 West Pearl in Coldwater on Friday from 11:00 a.m. unt...
Oct 26, 2023 Robert Geiger / CC
