Category Archives: Local News
GoFundMe page set up to assist family of Osseo teen
HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the family of an Osseo teenager who was killed Thursday morning in a Hillsdale County crash. 18-year-old Clayton Bowditch lost h...
Oct 21, 2023
Branch County Fair Association holds annual meeting and dinner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Fair Association wrapped up this year's fair and started to look forward to 2024 during their annual meeting and dinner on Wednesday night at the Dearth Commun...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy Branch County Fair Facebook page
Branch County United Way Radiothon set for Wednesday on WTVB
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County United Way will kick off its fall campaign for 2023 on Wednesday as they will host their annual RadioThon on AM1590 and FM 95.5 WTVB. Besides raising money, th...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy Branch County United Way Facebook page
Sheriff's Department issues statement about Thursday's "shelter in place" at CHS
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department has issued a statement about the "shelter in place" that was initiated for a short time by Coldwater Community Schools at Coldwater High S...
Oct 20, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
BHSJCHA and My Community Dental Center celebrate one year anniversary
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency joined My Community Dental Centers on Tuesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the MCDC-Hillsdale Clinic re-openi...
Oct 20, 2023 Rebecca Burns, Health Officer BHSJ CHA, Dr. Jelani Holliday, Representative from Senator Joe Bellino’s Office, Dr. Deborah
Brown, CEO MCDC. Photo courtesy BHSJCHA
BUSINESS BEAT: Twardy named Senior VP and CFO at Southern Michigan Bank & Trust
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Southern Michigan Bank and Trust President and Chief Executive Officer John Waldron has announced the appointment of Kevin Twardy as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Of...
Oct 20, 2023 Photo courtesy Southern Michigan Bank and Trust
Osseo teenager killed in Thursday morning Hillsdale County crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - An Osseo teenager was killed Thursday morning in a Hillsdale County crash. Deputies from the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the crash at about 10:4...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
Repairs continue on British Petroleum gasoline pipeline in Girard Township
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Repairs on the British Petroleum gasoline pipeline in Girard Township that broke and released about 8,400 gallons of gasoline Tuesday night are continuing. Branch County A...
Oct 19, 2023
Clemens parking lot/staging area variance request leads to lively ZBA discussion
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A request from Clemens Food Group for a site standard variance for the expansion of a parking lot and staging area led to a lively discussion involving a pair of Coldwater Zonin...
Oct 19, 2023 Courtesy Clemens Food Group Facebook page
Potential threat leads to brief "Shelter in Place" at Coldwater HS
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A "shelter in place" was enacted for a short time on Thursday at Coldwater High School. According to a post on the school's Facebook page, school administration got information ...
Oct 19, 2023 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
