Category Archives: Local News
Branch County school kids get another snow day as third storm in 16 days rolls through
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Old Man Winter has been like Nuke LaLoosh in the 1980's movie "Bull Durham" over the last couple of weeks. He continues to announce his presence with authority. The third wi...
Mar 10, 2023 James Lee / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater BPU receives Coldwater Chamber Business of the Year Award
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater B.P.U. received the Business of the Year Award during the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce 69th Awards Dinner. CBPU Director Paul Jakubczak accepted the award on beh...
Mar 10, 2023
Community Affairs Manager for Consumers apologizes during Commissioners meeting for power outages
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy Community Affairs Manager Greg Moore told the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday that the February 22 ice storm caused e...
Mar 10, 2023 Courtesy Consumers Energy Facebook page
Mike Beckwith honored as Citizen of the Year at Chamber's annual awards dinner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Mike Beckwith was honored as the Citizen of the Year Thursday night during the 69th annual Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce awards dinner. Beckwith and his wife have lived in ...
Mar 10, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page
CCS Board invite Flynn and Terpenning back for second interviews in Superintendent search
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Education has trimmed the field of candidates to be the next Coldwater Community Schools Superintendent down to two. Sandusky Community School Superintend...
Mar 10, 2023 Coldwater Community Schools logo
Steuben County Sheriff's Office warns residents of text message scam
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - The Steuben County Sheriff's Office has issued an alert after getting some complaints regarding a text message scam that is being sent out. They say if you receive a text message f...
Mar 09, 2023 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Former Stanton City Manager to take over as Coldwater City Planner in April
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's new City Planner and Director of Neighborhood Services is the former City Manager of Stanton in Montcalm County. Outgoing Coldwater City Planner Dean Walrack says Ja...
Mar 09, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Commissioners bring forward Sheriff's request to fill road patrol position with former employee
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted during their work session on Thursday to bring a request from Sheriff John Pollack forward to hire a former employee to fill one o...
Mar 09, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Fink votes against House Democratic bills covering right-to-work and firearms background checks
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - 35th District Republican State Representative Andrew Fink voted against a pair of Democratic proposals in the State House on Wednesday. Fink was in the minority as the House voted...
Mar 09, 2023
Planning Commission discusses marijuana odor problems, consensus found on retail, not on grows
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Proposed changes to the City of Coldwater's Adult Use Recreational Marijuana zoning ordinance were discussed for about 40 minutes on Monday night during the City's Planning Comm...
Mar 09, 2023 Elsa Olofsson / CC
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Battle Creek, MI, USA
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