Category Archives: Local News

BUSINESS BEAT: Registrations now being taken for Coldwater Chamber Golf Classic
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Registrations are now open for the 40th annual Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic which will be held on Friday, September 9 at Bella Vista Golf Course. The cost is ...
Jim Measel Jul 15, 2022

Work on Branch County Enhanced 911 Project reported to be winding down
COLDWATER. MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz reported during a brief meeting of the Branch County 911 Board on Wednesday that work on the county's Enhanced 911 Project is winding down. Th...
Jim Measel Jul 14, 2022 Scary Side of Earth / CC

BCRC schedule 17 sealcoat maintenance projects beginning this Monday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Road Commission has announced that sealcoat maintenance road work will begin this Monday, July 18 at 17 locations around the county, weather permitting. Wo...
Jim Measel Jul 14, 2022 Scott S / CC

Gray guilty of vehicle theft, acquitted of home invasion following Circuit Court trial
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Quincy man was acquitted of a home invasion charge but a Branch County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of a motor vehicle theft following a trial on Tuesday. 22-year-old D...
Jim Measel Jul 14, 2022 KeithBurtis / CC

Local musician Jim Stout passes at the age of 71
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There is a big hole in the local music scene. Stout wintered in New Mexico and that was where he started to have health problems last winter. After he got out of University of N...
Jim Measel Jul 14, 2022

Alan Booth retiring as Branch County employee, honored during Commissioners meeting
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A long time Branch County employee was honored during Tuesday's Branch County Board of Commissioners meeting. Alan Booth has worked in the county's maintenance department for th...
Jim Measel Jul 13, 2022 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission to visit CPD on August 3
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Public Safety Director Joe Scheid says a team of assessors from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission will examine all aspects of the Coldwater Police ...
Jim Measel Jul 13, 2022 Coldwater Police vehicle (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Hillsdale man claims $150,000 Powerball prize from Michigan Lottery
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A Hillsdale man has won a $150,000 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery. 57-year-old James Scheibner matched the four white balls and the Powerball in the June 25 drawing to ...
Jim Measel Jul 13, 2022 Henita May / CC

City Council and Coldwater Township Board approve five year fire and emergency agreement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A new five-year agreement for fire and emergency response service between the City of Coldwater and Coldwater Township was approved Monday night by both the Coldwater City Counc...
Jim Measel Jul 13, 2022 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

BUSINESS BEAT: KCC Coldwater campus offering chance to win free credit hours
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Kellogg Community College students who will be attending classes in the fall will have a chance to win free credit hours while checking out the College's Coldwater campus during...
Jim Measel Jul 13, 2022
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