Category Archives: Local News

State of Michigan highlights Adoption Process in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - National Adoption Day is coming up this Saturday. While adoptions are typically completed without public fanfare, Branch County Probate Court is one of over 30 courts in Michiga...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

BUSINESS BEAT: Campbell earns special endorsement from the National Association of Realtors®
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Doug Campbell, a real estate agent with Midwestern Realty Group and a member of the Branch County Association of REALTORS has earned the REALTORS Commitment to Excellence Endors...
Ken Delaney Nov 18, 2021 Doug Campbell, a real estate agent with Midwestern Realty Group in Coldwater, MI (courtesy of Midwestern Realty Group)

Tanker truck destroys pedestrian bridge north of Angola
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A pedestrian trail bridge over some wetlands near the Six Autumns Restaurant north of Angola was destroyed on Wednesday morning when a tanker truck drove onto it and crushed it. It...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Photo courtesy of Hometown Media in Angola

Coordinated drug bust conducted over four hours in Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) - The Southwest Enforcement Team along with deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's office, Michigan State Police troopers from Marshall and two State Police K-9 teams co...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

PCRH packed, Michigan hospitals at 82 percent capacity due to recent COVID-19 surge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday that the State of Michigan leads the country in the number of COVID-19 cases per population over the last seven days. The recent ...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021 Navy Medicine

BUSINESS BEAT: ProMedica Hospital Volunteers get ready for "Celebration of Lights"
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Volunteers are preparing for the 21st annual "Celebration of Lights" project. This year's event will be a drive-by format and will take...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021

GoFundMe page set up for family who lost their home in Saturday Kinderhook Township fire
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A family who lost everything in a fire last Saturday afternoon in Kinderhook Township is trying to put their lives back together. Kati Snyder, her fianc Tony, their tw...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021

Coldwater and Quincy Police continue to investigate November 2 vehicle break ins
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Police in Coldwater and Quincy continue to investigate a rash of vehicle break ins that took place within an hour of each other during the early morning hours of Tuesday, No...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021 Paul Sableman / CC

COVID-19 cases force Pansophia Academy secondary students to go to virtual instruction
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Pansophia Academy students in the sixth through 12th grade will be switched to virtual instruction for Wednesday and Thursday due to seven COVID-19 cases being reported in those...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021 Courtesy Pansophia Academy

Planning Commission approves draft of changes to Landscaping Ordinance
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After over two years of discussion which included the city hiring a consultant, the Coldwater Planning Commission approved a draft of proposed changes to the city's landscaping ...
Jim Measel Nov 16, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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