Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: Branch County Abstract and Title announce hiring of new manager
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Abstract and Title is excited to announce the hiring of Heather Hyliard as its new manager. She is a Coldwater native and has raised her own family in the communit...
Jul 20, 2022
Walberg gets Trump endorsement in his bid for re-election
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's representative in Congress Tim Walberg has gotten the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Walberg is running for re-election in the newly created Fifth C...
Jul 20, 2022 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's Facebook page
Quincy Village Council considering two candidates for vacant Police Chief position
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - There are two candidates to be the next Chief of the Quincy Police Department. A meet-and-greet was held before Tuesday night's Quincy Village Council meeting for candidates Mike K...
Jul 20, 2022 Courtesy Village of Quincy
Case of South Jefferson arson suspect bound over to Circuit Count after defendant waives exam
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case of a woman who has been charged with second degree arson in connection with a March 2021 house fire on South Jefferson has been bound over to Branch County Circuit Cour...
Jul 19, 2022 Photo by MWC's Justin Lopshire
Commissioners bring Sheriff's Department request to sell vehicles and boat forward
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought forward three requests from the Sheriff's Department during Tuesday's work session to sell two vehicles and a boat. One of the v...
Jul 19, 2022 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Area Agency on Aging multi-year implementation plan accepted by Branch County Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 64 page multi-year implementation plan for senior services in Branch and St. Joseph Counties was accepted by the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their work session...
Jul 19, 2022
Revised cell phone policy await Bronson students when classes start August 22
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - When students in the Bronson Community School district return to the classroom next month, there will be a revised cell phone policy in place after it was approved by the Bronson ...
Jul 19, 2022 (courtesy of Bronson Community Schools)
Union City's "Hometown Gazette" to cease publication on August 17
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The owners of the "Hometown Gazette" have announced the newspaper will shut down after its August 17 edition. Owners Andrea and Troy Tennyson said in a post on the paper's Face...
Jul 19, 2022 Courtesy Hometown Gazette
BUSINESS BEAT: Hops on Monroe lineup for Thursday night announced
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - This week's lineup for Hops On Monroe has been announced. Atwater Brewery from Grosse Pointe Park will be serving the beer. The food trucks will be from MaMazzoni's Italian Beef...
Jul 19, 2022
Mightycause fundraising campaign begins for Coach Eby Center gymnasium
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coach Eby Youth and Family Center has launched a fundraiser in an effort to restore the 105-year-old gymnasium to its former glory. The Mightycause, A Community Thrives, Gan...
Jul 19, 2022 Photo courtesy Coach Eby Center
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