Category Archives: Local News

Film on youth mental illness to be shown at Tibbits on September 24
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Pines Behavioral Health, together with the Youth Mental Health Project, will be showing the award winning film "No Letting Go," a true story of youth mental illness on September...
Jim Measel Aug 31, 2022 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Apple Fest in downtown Coldwater to feature new vendor lay out on September 17
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Apple Fest will have a different layout when this year's annual event is held in downtown Coldwater. Economic Development Coordinator Audrey Tappenden told the Downtown Developm...
Jim Measel Aug 31, 2022

DDA Board approves Taylor's building repayment and lease agreements
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Downtown Development Authority Board approved repayment and lease agreements for the former Taylor's Stationers store Wednesday morning during a special meeting. Efforts to ...
Jim Measel Aug 31, 2022 Taylor's Stationers in downtown Coldwater before it closed in 2016. Photo courtesy of Taylor's Stationers

BUSINESS BEAT: Final Hops on Monroe for this year set for Thursday evening
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - This week is the final week of Hops On Monroe. You can send off summer on Thursday evening and start the long weekend with craft beer, food trucks, and live music. On The Roll a...
Jim Measel Aug 31, 2022

Branch County Democratic Party HQ grand opening set for Thursday evening
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The grand opening of the Branch County Democratic party headquarters at 31 West Chicago in Coldwater will be held Thursday evening. The event will take place from 6:00 p.m. unti...
Jim Measel Aug 31, 2022 David / CC

Some Branch Consumers customers may not get power back until Friday.
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Consumer Energy crews continue to restore electric service to southern Michigan customers but according to the outage page on the utility's web site, some Branch County resi...
Jim Measel Aug 30, 2022

Theft of two lion statues being investigated by MSP
MENDON, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police Troopers are investigating a larceny of two lion statues that occurred in the 22000 block of Springer Road in Mendon Township. Troopers say it happened on Tue...
Jim Measel Aug 30, 2022

Over 350 Consumers Energy crews working to restore power.
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy says they will have over 350 crews working on Tuesday to help restore power in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula. After nearly 175,000 customers lost power...
Jim Measel Aug 30, 2022 Courtesy Consumers Energy

BUSINESS BEAT: Annual Smith Memorial Concert to feature Arab music and dance celebration
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual Smith Memorial Concert at Tibbits Opera House on September 17 will feature KARAMA: An Arab Music & Dance Celebration. The 7:30 p.m. show will kick off the communi...
Jim Measel Aug 30, 2022 Photo courtesy of Tibbits Opera House

Thousands without power after Monday's severe storms
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A line of severe thunderstorms that packed wind gusts of nearly 60 miles per hour raced through the area late Monday afternoon leaving thousands without power. Branch County...
Jim Measel Aug 29, 2022
Fri Jul 17
Battle Creek, MI, USA
Wind/Dir: 6 MPH-E
Humidity: 83%

