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BUSINESS BEAT: Ribbon cutting ceremony held for Coldwater Green Tree Relief provisioning center
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last Wednesday for the new Green Tree Relief provisioning center at 553 East Chicago in Coldwater. Green ...
Feb 27, 2023 Photos courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce
Five days after ice storm, over 1,500 Consumer's customers in Branch County still in the dark
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - About 38,000 Consumers Energy customers were still without power as of 5:00 a.m. Monday morning after a major ice storm went through South Central Michigan last Wednesday afternoo...
Feb 27, 2023 Photo courtesy of Consumer's Energy
Baker says Wednesday ice storm knocked out power to over 850 CBPU customers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says in his report for Monday's City Council meeting that the ice storm that hit Coldwater and the surrounding areas last Wednesday led to mor...
Feb 26, 2023
Over 3,300 Consumer's Energy customers in Branch County still without power on Sunday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Consumer's Energy issued a statement on Sunday morning which said restoration work will be completed on Monday as over 600 Consumers Energy crews, contractors and lineworker...
Feb 26, 2023 Courtesy Consumer's Energy
Consumers Energy aims to be halfway through power restoration Saturday morning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy said in a press release Friday that they expected to have power restored to half of all its customers affected by Wednesday's ice storm by Saturday morning, and...
Feb 25, 2023 Photo courtesy Consumers Energy
Michigan State Police looking for suspects in latest Girard Township thefts
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a breaking and entering of a garage located at the 300 block of Stancer Road in Branch County's Girard Township. They say ...
Feb 24, 2023 Michigan State Police logo
Consumers Energy says crews making progress in all-hands-on-deck restoration after major ice storm
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy says they have restored power to thousands, but over 180,000 remain without electricity this morning after Wednesday's ice storm. Over 450 crews will be involve...
Feb 24, 2023 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
BUSINESS BEAT: Ribbon cutting for Jungle Pets store in downtown Coldwater set for next Thursday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a ribbon cutting ceremony for next Thursday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m. for the new Jungle Pets store at 38 West Chicago in downto...
Feb 24, 2023 Courtesy Jungle Pets Facebook page
Consumers Energy crews begin restoring power after Wednesday's ice storm, over 215,000 outages reported
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy reported at midday on Thursday they have restored more than 21,000 customers after an ice storm caused extensive damage across the state Wednesday night and Thurs...
Feb 23, 2023 Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy Facebook page
Coldwater Solar planning to move forward after getting approvals from Coldwater and Ovid Townships
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Apex Clean Energy's Coldwater Solar project is moving forward after it recently received the necessary permit approvals from Coldwater and Ovid Townships. The project received a...
Feb 23, 2023 Apex Clean Energy's Mulligan Solar project in Logan County, Illinois (Apex Clean Energy)
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