Category Archives: Local News
Oily rags leads to $10,000 Wednesday afternoon shed fire in Girard Township
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Fire Marshal Steve Trall says oily rags on the deck were the probable cause of a fire Wednesday afternoon which caused about $10,000 worth of damage to a shed at...
May 11, 2023 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater B.P.U. on line survey to get customer feedback starts this Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilties want to hear from their residential customers. In partnership with GreatBlue Research Inc., the CBPU will conduct a digital survey that wi...
May 11, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater BPU
PCRH announces agreement with American Healthcare System to sell Coldwater hospital
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After first going on the market in early 2020 right before the COVID-19 pandemic, ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital announced on Wednesday it has entered into an asset purch...
May 10, 2023 ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Branch County and Algansee Twp continue talks about old Animal Control Shelter building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County continues to negotiate with Algansee Township about a lease agreement for the old Animal Control Shelter south of Quincy. The Township wants to renovate the buildi...
May 10, 2023 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
BCSD involved in high speed pursuit of motorcycle, speeds reported as high as 150 MPH
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Deputies from the Branch County Sheriff's Department were forced to terminate a high speed pursuit of a motorcycle on I-69 Wednesday morning. The speeding motorcyclist was r...
May 10, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
City of Bronson pursuing $234,000 EGLE grant to fund monitoring of PFAS
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson City Council voted on Monday night to apply for a state grant of up to $234,000 that would help the city identify any possible PFAS contamination. City Manager Brandon...
May 10, 2023 Courtesy of the City of Bronson Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: Ribbon cutting scheduled for Thursday at JTEKT in Bronson
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson employer that was formerly known as Douglas Autotech Corporation is now JTEKT Column Systems North America Corporation. A ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled fo...
May 10, 2023 Courtesy Bronson Chamber of Commerce
Portion of Fiske Road shut down for paving work, drivers told to find alternate routes
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The first project of what is expected to be a busy season for the Branch County Road Commission is getting underway on Wednesday. Crews will be performing paving and reseali...
May 10, 2023 Branch County Road Commission
City Council approves BPU rate increases, introduce fee ordinance for EV charging stations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council gave their okay to a pair of items on Monday night that were previously approved by the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors. Follow...
May 9, 2023
Meuleman ordered to serve 3 to 15 years in MDOC after pleading guilty to sex crime
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A defendant who was originally charged with three sex crimes was ordered to serve three to 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit ...
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