Category Archives: Local News
Bronson City Council discusses urban chickens, decide to send matter to city's Planning Commission
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Whether or not residents in the City of Bronson should be allowed to have chickens was discussed during Monday night's Bronson City Council meeting. After the matter was brought u...
Jan 11, 2023 Andri Koolme / CC
Northbound I-69 traffic affected by crash involving pair of semis, one lost load of dog food
TEKONSHA, MI (WTVB) - A broken down semi that was hauling dog food was struck by another semi early Wednesday morning on northbound I-69 in northern Branch County. The crash affected drivers until the...
Jan 11, 2023
BUSINESS BEAT: BCAR donates funds to Tommy's House
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Every year, members of the Branch County Association of Realtors get together for their annual Christmas Party and Live Benefit Auction. Members and their guests showed just how...
Jan 11, 2023
Commissioners pass resolution against DNR reclassification of Prairie River.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution on Tuesday that is against the Michigan D.N.R.'s reclassification of the Prairie River from west of Bronson to the c...
Jan 10, 2023 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
City of Bronson agrees to sell two acres to Cronkhite Vault for future project
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson City Council approved a sales agreement on Monday night with Cronkhite Vault for the sale of two acres of City owned property on Industrial Avenue. The land will be us...
Jan 10, 2023 Courtesy of the City of Bronson Facebook page
Coldwater City Council formally approves 3-point-6 acre east side rezoning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A proposal to rezone 3-point-6 acres of vacant land west of U.S. 12 and Fiske Road from A-1 One Family Residential District to C-4 General Business District was given final appr...
Jan 10, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: Craft Out Loud! store in downtown Coldwater going out of business
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A downtown Coldwater business that opened in June of 2020 will be closing the doors in the near future. The owners of Craft Out Loud! at 67 West Chicago have announced "with gre...
Jan 10, 2023
Number of large items collected by Republic in Coldwater went up during 2022
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - More large items were picked up by Republic Waste Services in the City of Coldwater during 2022 compared to the previous year. City Manager Keith Baker told the Coldwater City C...
Jan 10, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Parts of Branch County experiencing moderate drought conditions
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Information from the Integrated Drought Information System says the northern part of Branch County is seeing moderate drought conditions as 2023 gets underway. The southern ...
Jan 09, 2023 Courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor
Verrill sentenced to 5 to 15 years in MDOC after entering no contest pleas to three sex crime charges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Bronson man who was charged with numerous sex crimes was ordered to serve concurrent prison sentences of five to 15 years on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court. 76-year-old...
Jan 09, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
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