Category Archives: Local News

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...
Jim Measel 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...
Jim Measel 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...
Jim Measel 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...
Jim Measel 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 ...
Jim Measel 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...
Jim Measel 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...
Jim Measel Aug 29, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce and Branch County Association of REALTORS

City Council approves $2,500 offer for vacant lot on Lawton Avenue
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved an offer on Monday night from a Quincy area couple to pay $2,500 for a vacant lot owned by the City of Coldwater at 29 Lawton Avenue. Ray and...
Jim Measel Aug 29, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Calhoun RHINO team and Marshall Police arrest alleged on line sexual predator
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - A 60-year-old man from Concord was arrested last Friday by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Rescuing, Humanity, Intervention, Neighborhood, Operations (RHINO) Team after they ...
Jim Measel Aug 28, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Facebook page

Driver sentenced to reduced charge in May 2022 fatal traffic crash
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A sentencing hearing took place Monday in Branch County Circuit Court in connection with a fatal traffic crash in May 2022. After the Branch County Prosecutors office talked wit...
Jim Measel Aug 28, 2023 KeithBurtis / CC
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