Category Archives: Local News
Two passengers in Sunday crash flown out in serious condition
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two passengers in a single-vehicle crash in southern Branch County just before noon Sunday were flown by helicopter to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo in serious condition. Th...
Feb 27, 2022 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Coldwater business receives state grant to expand meat processing and more, with new retail location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has awarded a Coldwater area business a $70,000 grant to setting up a brick and mortar location for meat processing ...
Feb 26, 2022 The Butternut Ridge Beef farm at 457 Dayburg Road, Coldwater M( (courtesy of Butternut Ridge Beef)
Prosecutor says suspected Coldwater Golf Course thief now charged with five other area business break-ins
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 36-year-old Coldwater man who was charged in the break-in at the Coldwater Golf Course clubhouse earlier this month has now been charged with break-ins at other area businesse...
Feb 25, 2022 A Michigan State Police cruiser outside the Coldwater Golf Course after a break-in Feb. 13, 2022 (courtesy of the Michigan State Police)
Weight restrictions on Branch County roads start Tuesday morning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's a sign that spring is not that far away. Rising and falling temperatures and the impact on roads mean that yearly weight restrictions on roads in Branch County will be enfo...
Feb 24, 2022
Annual Coldwater Rotary Show begins Thursday night at Tibbits Opera House
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual show that pokes fun at anything and anyone in Branch County is back after last year's COVID-19 cancellation. The 2022 Coldwater Rotary Show called "Celebrate with Rot...
Feb 24, 2022
Burns reports to Health Board about COVID-19 Recovery Phase as case numbers drop
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns reported to the Board of Health on Thursday what steps will be taken as the State of Michigan is...
Feb 24, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
Walberg calls Putin "a thug", Stabenow and Peters also condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVB) - Michigan seventh district Republican Congressman Tim Walberg called Russian leader Vladimir Putin "a thug" in a statement his office released on Thursday morning following Ru...
Feb 24, 2022 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's Facebook page
Downtown survey results presented to DDA Board as Main Street Program gets rolling
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Results of a recent survey concerning downtown Coldwater were presented Wednesday night both in person and on the City of Coldwater's You Tube channel. The survey was conducted ...
Feb 24, 2022
BUSINESS BEAT: First meeting of YPBC since start of COVID-19 pandemic scheduled for Thursday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the first meeting of the Young Professionals of Branch County will take place on Thursday evening. The group has been put on...
Feb 24, 2022 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce
BISD Board names Scharer new Assistant Superintendent and CTE Director
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District Board of Education approved the hiring of Dustin Scharer on Wednesday as the new Assistant Superintendent and Director of Career and Tech...
Feb 23, 2022
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