Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: PCRH updates visitor policy as COVID-19 cases have dropped in recent weeks
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital has announced an update to its temporary visitor restrictions which went into effect a week ago. ProMedica went back to the level 1 visitor...
Mar 02, 2022 ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Presentation on ways to improve Chicago Street corridor presented to City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A nearly 50 minute presentation was made to the Coldwater City Council on Monday night about plans to improve and enhance the Chicago Street corridor between Clay and Sprague St...
Mar 01, 2022 Downtown Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
City Council approves sale of Thompson Blvd. MSHDA home to incoming CBPU Director
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a resolution and a sales agreement on Monday night that would allow the next Director of the Board of Public Utilities to buy the second hous...
Mar 01, 2022
Branch County moves down to "substantial risk" for spread of COVID-19 virus
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - For the first time since August 10 of last year, Branch County is out of the red as far as a key COVID-19 metric is concerned. Case rates have dropped to a point where the l...
Mar 01, 2022 Joint Base San Antonio
BUSINESS BEAT: Lory Rzepka retiring from Coldwater BPU after 25 years of service
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Lory Rzepka has announced her retirement from the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities. She has been with the CBPU since August 1997. Rzepka started as a Receptionist, and moved ...
Mar 01, 2022
City Council approves budget amendments, budget deficit reduced to $495,000
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved budget amendments to the City's General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 Monday night which decreases the budgeted operational d...
Feb 28, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
Noble Township B&E's being investigated by State Police
NOBLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a number of Breaking and Entering incidents as well as a Larceny in the 1200 block of Sielkens Road in Noble Township. Troo...
Feb 28, 2022 Paul Sableman / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: School-Based Health Care Awareness Month celebrated by PRMC
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital celebrated School-Based Health Care Awareness Month during the month of February. Those caregivers are part of the 2,500 school-based healt...
Feb 28, 2022
Branch County schools lift mask requirements on buses following CDC action
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - After the Centers for Disease Control lifted the mask requirement for school buses last Friday, all of the Branch County school districts followed suit. As of Monday, masks ...
Feb 28, 2022 Coldwater Community School buses (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
CFD reports record number of service calls in 2021, fire responses rise steadily over five years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz says in his annual report that will be presented to the City Council on Monday night that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on everyone duri...
Feb 28, 2022 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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