Category Archives: Local News
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
New Branch County 911 Communication system gets positive reviews after field testing
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Field testing on the new Branch County 911 Communications system wrapped up last week with mostly positive reviews and if everything goes according to plan, the new system shoul...
Oct 13, 2021 Field testing for new 911 system. Photo courtesy of Coldwater Public Safety Police and Fire Facebook page
BPU Board recommends approval of Coach Road buying additional 3.7 acres on Willowbrook
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater B.P.U. Board of Directors recommended to the City Council on Tuesday night that they approve a request from Coach Road Capital Partners to buy about 3.7 additional...
Oct 13, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: Items still sought for annual Tibbits auction
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- The Tibbits Opera House is collecting donations for their annual auction fundraiser, this year themed "Auction at the Opera House" which runs November 2-6, as both silent online ...
Oct 13, 2021 2021 Tibbits Opera House Auction logo
Bronson City Council approves LA Darling property declaration of restricted covenant
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson City Council approved for signature on Monday night a declaration of restricted covenant that has been submitted by the E.P.A. and the Michigan Department of Environme...
Oct 12, 2021
Burnside Center to host Pfizer booster shot clinic next Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Burnside Center in Coldwater will host a COVID-19 Pfizer Booster Shot Clinic next Tuesday, October 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Staff from the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Jose...
Oct 12, 2021
Quincy gets $240,100 Drinking Water Asset Management grant from State of Michigan
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Quincy is among 28 Michigan cities, villages and townships that have been awarded over $14 million in grants under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan by Governo...
Oct 12, 2021 Paul Hudson / CC
City Council approves resolution to fund repairs to freight rail line
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a resolution on Monday night for the expenditure of $312,000 in Economic Development Funds that would be used to make improvements to a freig...
Oct 12, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: BCAR makes donations in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, and it is present in every community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ...
Oct 12, 2021
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