Category Archives: Local News
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
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
