Category Archives: Local News

Biz Aid of Coldwater offering free post-Christmas recycling event
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Biz Aid Recycling at 90 Darling Drive in Coldwater will be holding a post-holiday community recycling event between December 28 and 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. Ther...
Jim Measel Dec 02, 2022 Photo courtesy 2nd Story Marketing

Plenty of holiday activities in Coldwater this Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The holiday season has arrived and there will be plenty of activities this Saturday in Coldwater. It all starts with a Barry Ugly Sweater 5K walk/run at 9:00 a.m.. Registration ...
Jim Measel Dec 02, 2022 Antonio Castagna / CC

BUSINESS BEAT: The Patio in Coldwater announces closing after six years in business
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After being in business for nearly six years, The Patio has announced they will be closing. The current closing date is December 18. The owners said on their Facebook page that ...
Jim Measel Dec 02, 2022 Courtesy The Patio Facebook page

CCS Superintendent search to begin with public input survey
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education is beginning the task of searching for the district's new Superintendent of Schools as Terry Ann Whelan has announced her reti...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022

Leaf collections coming to an end for the season in Branch County communities
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The mild weather that took place at times during the month of November extended the leaf collection season by a few weeks but that is about to end. Coldwater City Manager Ke...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page

Hillsdale County Vets Coalition working to provide better access for veterans
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - The Hillsdale County Veteran's Coalition has developed an Emergency Management Workgroup to explore issues of care navigation and transportation between the VA and Hillsdale Hos...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022 US Air Force

Search continues for missing woman four years after she vanished
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - Wednesday marked the four year anniversary since a St. Joseph County woman was last seen. St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department Deputies said at the time that 23-year-old Brittan...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022 Courtesy MISSING: Brittany Nichole Wallace Facebook page

BUSINESS BEAT: Karen Peet retires after 16 years at PCRH
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It was time to say thank you and good bye on Wednesday at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. Wednesday was the last day on the job for hospital employee Karen Peet. She is r...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022 Photo courtesy ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital

Linn 2010 sexual assault case bound over following Kalamazoo County court hearing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The sexual assault case involving former Fabius Township Supervisor Kenneth Dwyane Linn has been bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. The 57-year-old Linn is char...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022 Joe Gratz

Branch County October unemployment rate goes up to 4 percent
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate in October went up two-tenths of a percent to four percent according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Manageme...
Jim Measel Nov 30, 2022 Bytemarks / CC

