Category Archives: Local News
Soggy fall continues with heavy rain on Friday, over an inch measured in one hour
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The soggy fall is not only hampering harvest plans but is turning Branch County into a gigantic sponge. Friday's heavy rainfall marked the ninth day out of the last 18 that ...
Oct 08, 2021 Diamond T Design
Apportionment Commission scheduled to review maps for 5 or 7 Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Apportionment Commission is scheduled to meet Friday afternoon as they continue to work on possibly redrawing County Commissioner districts. The 2020 U.S. Cens...
Oct 08, 2021 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater Area Chamber holding scarecrow decorating contest
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting members to take part in a scarecrow decorating contest. The contest is being held through October 22 and voting will take plac...
Oct 08, 2021
Thursday night structure fire near Marble Lake put out quickly
QUINCY TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A structure fire near Marble Lake was put out quickly Thursday night. Quincy firefighters with automatic mutual aid from the Coldwater Fire Department were dispatched at 9...
Oct 08, 2021 Courtesy Quincy Fire Department Facebook page
Commissioners bring marine patrol boat repairs forward to next week's meeting
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted during their work session on Thursday to bring forward a request from the Sheriff's Department to repair one of the department's m...
Oct 07, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Nearly a dozen Branch County employee reclassification requests have been submitted in 2021
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Two more county employee reclassification requests have been submitted to Branch County Administrator Bud Norman. One was from Interim 911 Director Jean Ratkowski to reclassify ...
Oct 07, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: Five Star Pizza hiring at all locations
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Five Star Pizza has the "Help Wanted" up at all of their locations. They are hiring at their stores in Bronson, Colon, Homer and Union City. Five Star Pizza says they offer ...
Oct 07, 2021 SurFeRGiRL30 / CC
Rumsey expresses frustration with city's work on Landscaping Ordinance amendments
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A member of the Coldwater Planning Commission expressed his displeasure Monday night with the amount of time it has taken for the City of Coldwater to put together a Landscaping...
Oct 07, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
St. Joe deputies find large amount of meth during Monday morning traffic stop
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department says a 40-year-old man from White Pigeon was arrested Monday morning with a large amount of methamphetamine in his possession....
Oct 06, 2021 Office of Public Affairs / CC
Lakeland prisoner charged with trying to escape in August from prison van
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A former Lakeland Correctional Facility prisoner was arraigned via a video conference Tuesday in Branch County District Court on two charges after he allegedly tried to escape f...
Oct 06, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
