Category Archives: Local News
Coldwater man charged with four counts following domestic violence incident
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man is facing four charges following a weekend domestic violence incident at a residence on North Sprague Street. Following a Coldwater Police Department investigati...
Oct 25, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Bronson Fire Department help in freeing patient leg from grain auger
GILEAD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Rescue crews had to free a unidentified man from a piece of farm machinery on Tuesday night on Slisher Road in Gilead Township. Bronson Fire Chief Scott Wilber says his de...
Oct 25, 2023 Courtesy Bronson Fire Department
Coldwater City Clerk says over 1,000 mailed absentee ballots were not delivered
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater announced on Wednesday that 1,025 absentee ballots for the November 7 City of Coldwater general election that were to have been mailed on September 29, 202...
Oct 25, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: EV Construction named Michigan Contractor of the Year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - EV Construction has been named the 2023/2024 Michigan Contractor of the Year by the American Subcontractors Association of Michigan. The MCOY Awards aim to celebrate and honor c...
Oct 25, 2023
Record warmth to be followed by cooler temps, snow showers early next week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After Tuesday's high temperature in Coldwater tied a record for the date, a big change in the weather is expected to get here in time for Trick or Treating. The high on Tuesday ...
Oct 25, 2023 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
O'Briant enters guilty pleas in theft from 95-year-old law firm client
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A disbarred attorney from Coldwater has entered guilty pleas in Kalamazoo County to four counts of Larceny of $20,000 or More and two counts of Taxes-Failure to File/False Return....
Oct 24, 2023 Chris Potter / CC
Special Council meeting set to approve sale to Abdullahs of 71 and 73 W. Chicago property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A special meeting of the Coldwater City Council has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon in order to approve a resolution and sales agreement with Ibrahim and Khalil Abdullah f...
Oct 24, 2023
Dates for 2024 Hops on Monroe and Hoptoberfest announced
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The dates for the 2024 versions of Hops on Monroe and Hoptoberfest have been announced. Courtney Dirschell from Second Story Marketing told the Coldwater City Council on Monday ...
Oct 24, 2023 Photo courtesy Hops on Monroe and Downtown Coldwater Facebook pages
Council passes ordinance that bans non-electric vehicle parking at EV charging locations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council formally passed an ordinance on Monday night that creates a civil infraction for anyone parking a non-electric vehicle in one of the EV charging locat...
Oct 24, 2023 Photo courtesy City of Coldwater
City Council approves 12 year abatement for Schmitz Foam expansion project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council formally approved a 12 year tax abatement on real estate and personal property for Schmitz Foam as the company plans to build a new storage facility a...
Oct 24, 2023 Courtesy Schmitz Foam Facebook page
