Category Archives: Local News
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
Winter Weather Advisory issued for mixed precipitation, 2 to 4 inches of snow
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory which includes Branch County that is in effect from 200 p.m. Thursday afternoon to 800 a.m. Friday morning....
Feb 23, 2022
Commissioners approve return of BCSD corrections officer from leave of absence
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A request from Sheriff John Pollack to have a corrections officer who was on leave return to work for the Sheriff's Department was approved Tuesday by the Branch County Board of...
Feb 23, 2022 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Public hearing on updated Branch County Master Plan set for March 17
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A public hearing on an updated Branch County Master Plan has been scheduled for the Branch County Board of Commissioners work session on March 17. County Administrator Bud Norma...
Feb 23, 2022 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District
Commissioners approve extending 2-1-2 hiring plan through the end of 2022
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved a request from County Administrator Bud Norman on Tuesday to extend the 2-1-2 hiring plan through the end of 2022. The plan was...
Feb 23, 2022 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: ProMedica Volunteers offering four $1,000 scholarships for students
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Volunteers has announced the availability of four $1,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in health care. Applications can be pic...
Feb 23, 2022 ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Tim Tebow to deliver Commencement address at Trine University
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Former Heisman Trophy winner and current ESPN broadcaster and noted philanthropist Tim Tebow will deliver the address at Trine University's Commencement on May 7. The ceremony begi...
Feb 23, 2022 Photo courtesy of Trine University
Sign on Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Coldwater says "closed due to non payment to workers"
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There are a lot of questions and discussion in recent days surrounding the status of the Dickey's Barbecue Pit restaurant at the corner of U.S. 12 and Michigan Avenue in Coldwat...
Feb 22, 2022
Quincy school board approves $2.9 million bid from Jackson company for HVAC and indoor air quality upgrades
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Community Schools Board of Education approved a bid of just over $2.9 million from Paul Bengel Company of Jackson on Monday night for upgrades later this year to the Qui...
Feb 22, 2022
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