Category Archives: Local News
ABC Challenge and Sue Nagle Golf Ball Drop set for this weekend
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A couple of fund raising events are scheduled to take place this weekend in Branch County. The Awesome Branch County Challenge for local youngsters will be held Saturday morning...
Aug 25, 2023 Courtesy CHS Interact Club
Clerk tells Commissioners more '24 funds to be budgeted due to early voting
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Clerk Terry Ann Kubasiak told the County Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday that her office will need to budget more money for the 2024 e...
Aug 25, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Branch County Association of Realtors issue statement on recent rental scams
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Associations of REALTORS says they seen a recent surge in potential renters being scammed in Branch County. According to the Michigan Department of Attorne...
Aug 25, 2023 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Burnside Center to host Medicare event for Branch County seniors
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Burnside Center is inviting Branch County seniors to attend a Welcome to Medicare event which will be held on Wednesday, September 13, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The Bur...
Aug 25, 2023
BUSINESS BEAT: PCRH Foundation award Marina Dutcher Memorial Scholarships
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital has announced that Cassandra Phillips and Abigail Jones are the recipients of this year's Marina Dutcher Memorial Nursing Foundation Schola...
Aug 25, 2023 Courtesy ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Facebook page
Past President returns to ProMedica as site administrator
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital announced Thursday that its past president, Dan Schwanke, is returning to lead the hospital as site administrator in light of current presi...
Aug 24, 2023 Courtesy ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital
Algal bloom advisory on Hillsdale County's Lake Diane lifted by BHSJCHA
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency announced on Thursday that the public health advisory for a suspected harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Hillsdale County's Lak...
Aug 24, 2023 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Facebook page
Too few kids may lead to closing of BACC Tot Spot Preschool
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Area Careers Center's Tot Spot Community Preschool Program has openings for this fall, and they are facing a deadline of Wednesday, August 30 of reaching an adequate ...
Aug 24, 2023 Photo courtesy of BISD Facebook page
Branch Commissioners bring committee recommendation on additional deputies forward
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Commissioners are ready to take formal action on adding six Sheriff's Department Road Patrol deputies in the 2024 budget. They brought forward a recommendation fro...
Aug 24, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
State data shows July unemployment in Branch County went up to 4.5 percent
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget reported on Thursday that Branch County's unemployment rate went up for the third straight month in July to four...
Aug 24, 2023 Bytemarks / CC
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