Category Archives: Local News

Quincy school board expected to approve Pre Qualification Application for potential May bond issue
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Community Schools Board of Education is expected to approve submitting their Pre-Qualification Application to the Michigan State Treasury Department when they meet tonig...
Brett Briscoe Nov 17, 2025

Branch County deer hunters have solid first weekend of gun season
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It was a good weekend for deer hunters in Branch County. Hunters harvested a total of 780 deer on the first two days of gun season, that was more than half of the total of the e...
Brett Briscoe Nov 17, 2025

Jonesville man dies in Friday accident
JONESVILLE, MI (WTVB)- A single vehicle crash claimed the life of a Jonesville man Friday morning. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the scene of an unknown crash in the 9000 blo...
Brett Briscoe Nov 15, 2025 motortion / Depositphotos.com

Bronson to ramp up leaf collection
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Bronson residents are encouraged to prepare their leaves for collection this weekend ahead of the city's scheduled pickup next week. Crews will begin an intensive effort throughou...
Brett Briscoe Nov 15, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com

UPDATED: Angola teacher from Reading arrested on drug charges
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A teacher at Angola High School 49-year-old Debra L. McGillem from Reading, MI faces multiple preliminary charges after two students unknowingly consumed candy suspected of contain...
Brett Briscoe Nov 15, 2025

Efforts continue to find grant funding for repairs to historic First Presbyterian Church steeple
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Efforts continue to find funding to repair the historic steeple atop of the First Presbyterian Church of Coldwater. Branch County Economic Development Coordinator Erin Veysey to...
Jim Measel Nov 15, 2025 Courtesy Coldwater First Presbyterian Church Facebook page

Bronson secures $1.95 million federal community project funding for wastewater treatment plant improvements
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The City of Bronson has secured $1.95 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at its wastewater treatment plant. This federal allocation is part of a larger $2....
Brett Briscoe Nov 14, 2025 Courtesy City of Bronson Facebook page

Coldwater City Manager says Camping World controversy isn't about the flag itself
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It has taken the local social media world by storm ever since the news came out surrounding a citation being issued to Camping World in Coldwater over the recent installation of...
Brett Briscoe Nov 14, 2025 Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker. Courtesy City of Coldwater

New pedestrian cross walk installed near Legg Middle School and Heritage Park
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A new pedestrian crosswalk has been installed on Western Avenue near Legg Middle School and Heritage Park, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the local DMS and Electric Depa...
Brett Briscoe Nov 14, 2025

New congressional legislation could shake up hemp industry
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The hemp industry is bracing for change after Congress passed legislation Wednesday with a surprise provision to ban nearly all hemp-derived consumer products. Hemp is a derivat...
Brett Briscoe Nov 14, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
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