Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: Southern Marsh Realty donates money from Fair beer garden
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Southern Marsh Realty is extending a heartfelt thanks to all those who visited the beer garden during the Amphitheater shows at this years Branch County fair. Your support enabl...
Aug 31, 2023 Courtesy Southern Marsh Realty Facebook page
Golf cart use around Coldwater Lake being discussed, backers pursue ordinance
COLDWATER LAKE, MI (WTVB) - The use of golf carts around Coldwater Lake is being discussed by lake area residents. Over 60 persons attended a meeting that was held on August 19 at the Coldwater Lake A...
Aug 31, 2023 Photo courtesy Coldwater Lake Association
Commissioners approve new security cameras and software for BCSD
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Not only will the Branch County Sheriff's Department get six additional road patrol deputies in the 2024 budget following Tuesday's action by the Board of Commissioners, the dep...
Aug 30, 2023 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
City officials mulling over changes to yard waste and brush pickups
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There could be some changes in the future on how yard waste and brush are picked up in the City of Coldwater. Department of Municipal Services Director Bob Granger told the Cold...
Aug 30, 2023 Courtesy City of Coldwater
BUSINESS BEAT: Golf spots for Coldwater Area Chamber outing fill up, sponsors still needed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The golfing spots for the 41st Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing are now full, but the Chamber still has sponsorships available. Tees and Tees with a Tent are still...
Aug 30, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce
Commissioners approve adding six BCSD deputies in 2024 budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Commissioners approved the addition of six Sheriff's Department Road Patrol deputies in the 2024 budget on Tuesday which will make the department a 24 hour operati...
Aug 29, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Case for Lakeland drug and smart phone smuggling suspect bound over to Circuit Court
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case involving one of two suspects from Detroit who are charged with trying to smuggle drugs and smart phones into the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater has been b...
Aug 29, 2023
Crews remove old lights, wires and speakers from downtown Coldwater buildings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Old holiday lights that were not working, sound system speakers, wires and an old banner wire were removed by Coldwater B.P.U. crews from above downtown Coldwater buildings and ...
Aug 29, 2023 (Courtesy Downtown Coldwater Facebook page)
Frustrations mount with contractors over behind schedule Coldwater street projects
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Frustrations with street construction delays in the City of Coldwater has reached the boiling point for some residents. City Manager Keith Baker acknowledged the slow progress o...
Aug 29, 2023 Courtesy Michael Gregory's Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: County Treasurer Steve Rutz to appear at September 12 Coffee Hour
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Association of Realtors and the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding their next monthly "Coffee Hour" on September 12 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a...
Aug 29, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce and Branch County Association of REALTORS
