Category Archives: Local News
Government offices to have reduced hours during holiday season
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - If you have business to take care of at your local government office over the next couple of weeks, be aware of the holiday closings especially with Christmas Eve and New Ye...
Dec 19, 2023 Antonio Castagna / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: B2 Outlet store in Coldwater suddenly closes
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The B2 Outlet Store at 835 East Chicago in Coldwater has closed its doors for good. The Coldwater store closed suddenly on Monday. It opened in late February of 2020, a couple o...
Dec 19, 2023 Courtesy B2 Outlet Store Facebook page
Root enters no contest plea in connection with 2021 Coldwater injury crash
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A former Coldwater man who was charged in connection with a crash in April of 2021 near the intersection of Marshall and Taylor entered a no contest plea on Monday in Branch Cou...
Dec 18, 2023 Chris Potter / CC
December 27 City Council meeting cancelled, holiday hours announced
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker has announced that the Coldwater City Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday December 27, 2023 has been canceled. The last scheduled meeting ...
Dec 18, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Commissioners discuss ARPA funded county infrastructure projects
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Commissioners recently decided to use $3 million of the county's ARPA funds to fix up county buildings. Branch County Administrator Bud Norman told Commissioners d...
Dec 18, 2023 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
BUSINESS BEAT: UC Chamber reminds residents Giving Tree gifts are due Monday
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City Chamber of Commerce is reminding those who took tags off the Giving Tree at the Union City Village Office that the deadline for bringing in unwrapped gifts is 4:...
Dec 18, 2023 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
New Branch District Library Bookmobile comes off the assembly line
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch District Library says its brand new Bookmobile is fresh off the assembly line. After being built at Morgan Olsen in Sturgis, the Bookmobile is in Greensboro, Nort...
Dec 18, 2023 Photo courtesy Branch District Library Facebook page
Tibbits Summer Theatre up for numerous awards through "BroadwayWorld"
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Those involved in Tibbits Summer Theatre during 2023 could be up for some awards from "BroadwayWorld," an online theater news publication. Tibbits Opera House was nominated in 1...
Dec 18, 2023 Photo courtesy Tibbits Opera House
Northbound I-69 in Steuben County closed Friday following two-semi crash
FREMONT, IN (WTVB) - A fiery two-vehicle crash late Friday afternoon caused northbound I-69 in northern Steuben County and the nearby Indiana Toll Road entrance ramp to be closed for several hours. Ac...
Dec 16, 2023 Courtesy Indiana State Police
Health officials say it's not too late to get vaccinated before holiday gatherings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Local health officials say it is not too late to update your respiratory illness vaccines before your family gathers for the holidays They point out that recently released data ...
Dec 15, 2023 NIAID / CC
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