Category Archives: Local News

Cameron Health joins growing list of health care facilities implementing visitor restrictions
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Cameron Health, in Angola, has introduced temporary visitor restrictions in response to a surge in influenza cases across the region. As Indiana joins states like Michigan and Ohio...
Brett Briscoe Jan 09, 2026

Coldwater "Winterfest" fun coming January 24
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's annual Winterfest returns on Saturday, January 24, offering a full day of free, family-friendly winter activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dr. Robert Browne Rec...
Brett Briscoe Jan 09, 2026

Quincy area residents voice concerns on proposed battery storage facility
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Nearly two dozen residents gathered at the Quincy Township Board meeting this week to voice opposition to the Santina Energy project, a 180-megawatt utility-scale battery energy st...
Brett Briscoe Jan 09, 2026

Cuyler found guilty on all counts
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Late Thursday afternoon a Branch County jury handed down multiple guilty verdicts in the trial of 48-year-old Anthony Cuyler. Cuyler was convicted on charges of delivering metha...
Brett Briscoe Jan 08, 2026

Branch County Courtroom renovation project finished under budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Courtroom project is over and came in under the $1.8 million budget. Renovations were made to all three courtrooms after they were approved by the Branch Count...
Jim Measel Jan 08, 2026 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

Year long investigation leads to arrest of Angola man on several felony charges
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A 45-year-old rural Angola man was arrested Wednesday morning following a year-long narcotics investigation by the Steuben County Sheriff's Office. Lantz Bandford Brown was taken i...
Brett Briscoe Jan 08, 2026

Walsh lists broadband and maintaining police staffing levels in his top goals for 2026
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh has released a list of goals the County should pursue during 2026. Under terms of his employment agreement, he submitted his top five goa...
Jim Measel Jan 08, 2026 Courtesy of Branch County Government

Hazelbaker re-elected as Branch County Commission Board Chair, Stoll remains Vice Chair
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Randall Hazelbaker was unanimously re-elected as the Chair for the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their annual organizational meeting on Thursday morning. It will b...
Jim Measel Jan 08, 2026 Courtesy Randall Hazelbaker's Facebook page

Union City basketball teams leave their mark at historic "HOOSIERS" gym.
KNIGHTSTOWN, IN (WTVB) - When the Union City Chargers opened the 2026 portion of their schedule on January 2nd against Homer it wasn't your typical Friday night in a high school gym. The Chargers and ...
Brett Briscoe Jan 08, 2026

Business Beat : MCCU and Kiwanis sponsor cardboard sled building workshop
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Local families are sharpening their design skills for the return of one of Branch County's most anticipated winter traditions. The City of Coldwater has announced a free Cardboa...
Brett Briscoe Jan 08, 2026
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