Category Archives: Local News
Seaplanes make annual visit to Pokagon State Park this Sunday
LAKE JAMES, IN (WTVB) - The Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association will be holding their 21st Splash-In at Pokagon State Park's Potawatomi Inn on Sunday. The event allows park visitors a chance to see th...
Sep 22, 2023 Photo courtesy of Steuben County Tourism Bureau Facebook page
INDOT plans rolling slow down on I-69 in Steuben County this weekend for utility line work
STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) - If you are planning to travel south of Branch County Saturday night or Sunday morning, be prepared for a Indiana Department of Transportation rolling slowdown on I-69 as No...
Sep 22, 2023 Courtesy Indiana Department of Transportation Facebook page
Faulty extension cord cited as cause of Balfour Drive garage fire
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A faulty extension cord was determined to be the cause of a fire in an attached garage on Thursday afternoon at a residence on Balfour Drive. Coldwater firefighters were called ...
Sep 22, 2023 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: 7th edition of Quincy's Pints in the Park set for September 30
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The seventh edition of Pints in the Park will take place next Saturday, September 30 at the Village of Quincy Park. The event started in 2016 and has turned into one of the more an...
Sep 22, 2023 Courtesy Pints in the Park-Q Town Microfest Facebook page
First draft of 2024 budget presented to Commissioners, $3.1 million needs to be trimmed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman presented the first draft of the county's proposed 2024 general fund budget on Thursday during the County Board of Commissioners work sess...
Sep 21, 2023 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Coldwater accepted to Certified Local Government program by State Historic Preservation Office
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office announced on Thursday that the City of Coldwater has been accepted to the Certified Local Government program, following confirmatio...
Sep 21, 2023
Branch County unemployment drops in August, first decline in three months
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget reported on Thursday that Branch County's unemployment rate went down for the first time in three months in Augu...
Sep 21, 2023 Jernej Furman / CC
UC Fire Department gets $2,000 grant from Michigan Gas to buy new boots
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City Fire Department has received a $2,000 grant from Michigan Gas Utilities that will be used to pay for new structural firefighting boots. It's part of $10,000 in g...
Sep 21, 2023 Photo courtesy of Michigan Gas Utilities
Mathis, Hicks and Lynch named Union City Citizens of the Year
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - David Mathis, Thomas Hicks and Joseph Lynch are the newest Union City Citizens of the Year. (Pictures courtesy of Union City MI Facebook page) They will be honored on September...
Sep 21, 2023 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes two new members
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed two new members to the Chamber. They include Edward Jones Financial Advisor Allison Butler. She can help get your financ...
Sep 21, 2023
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