Category Archives: Local News
Harvest hampered by soggy weather, drier conditions expected this weekend
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - It just won't stop raining in Branch County and the soggy weather has literally bogged down the harvesting of crops. Friday's wet weather means rain has now been recorded in...
Oct 15, 2021 samuelstoeckli / CC
Pair of suspicious fires in Nottawa Township under investigation by St. Joseph County authorities
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A pair of what are being called suspicious fires that broke out early Friday morning near Nottawa are being investigated by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department. Sh...
Oct 15, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: BCBA hosting business after hours on October 28
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Business Affiliates will be hosting a business after hours gathering on Thursday, October 28 at Bill's Grill House. The event starts at 5:00 p.m. and you are i...
Oct 15, 2021
Logan named permanent Chief Executive Officer at Cameron Hospital
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Cameron Memorial Community Hospital along with its Board of Directors has announced that Angie Logan is now the organization's permanent Chief Executive Officer. She had been servi...
Oct 15, 2021 Photo courtesy of Cameron Memorial Community Hospital
Commissioners name Democrat Hargrove and Republican Vrablic to Board of Canvassers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners appointed two members to the County Board of Canvassers during their meeting on Tuesday. One person from the Republican Party and one pe...
Oct 14, 2021 Bill Smith / CC
Branch Commissioners pass resolution seeking disaster assistance from State of Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution on Tuesday that seeks a disaster contingency fund grant from the State of Michigan. The resolution states that Bra...
Oct 14, 2021 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Weather postpones Coldwater Haunted Halloween Forest to October 22 and 23.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Due to the weather, the Coldwater Recreation Department has announced that its Haunted Halloween Forest that was scheduled to take place at Rotary Park on Friday and Saturday ha...
Oct 14, 2021 Courtesy City of Coldwater
BUSINESS BEAT: CB&T employees raise money for Hidden Ponds Horse Rescue
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Century Bank and Trust employees recently presented a check to Hidden Ponds Horse Rescue for $772. The funds were raised during the third quarter of the year by employees who pa...
Oct 14, 2021 Photo courtesy Century Bank and Trust
Court battle between Batavia Township and Cornelius Farms ends
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A court battle between Batavia Township and Cornelius Farms Manager Fred Cornelius over a compost site near the intersection of M-86 and Hodunk Road ended on Monday in Branch Co...
Oct 13, 2021 Rumble Press / CC
Whitmer promotes MI New Economy during stops in Branch and Hillsdale Counties
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer made stops in Branch and Hillsdale Counties on Wednesday in an effort to promote her MI New Economy plan. She visited Mastronardi Produce in Coldwater ...
Oct 13, 2021
