Category Archives: Local News
With Steel retirement, Union City School District begins search for new Superintendent
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The process of selecting a new Superintendent in the Union City Community School District has gotten underway as Ronna Steel will be retiring at the end of the school year. Her...
May 12, 2021 Union City School Superintendent Ronna Steel
CCS schedules Community Forum for Tuesday evening at new Lakeland school
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community School district want to hear from its patrons about the future of the district. They have scheduled a Community Forum for next Tuesday, May 18 at the new...
May 12, 2021
Three 911 Project tower sites expected to be in place by end of month
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman told the 911 Communications Board on Wednesday that platforms and towers at three of the five sites that would be part of a $9.3 million B...
May 12, 2021 Scary Side of Earth / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Dave Dirschell of EV Construction retiring on Friday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Dave Dirschell is retiring from EV Construction after being in his trade for over 30 years. A post by the company on the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page says he...
May 12, 2021
Commissioners approve Lake George lake level interlocal agreement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution during Tuesday's meeting which approves an interlocal agreement on the lake level of Lake George. The Branch Count...
May 11, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Frye enters no contest plea in fatal 2019 Amish buggy crash in Algansee Township
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Fremont, Indiana man entered a no contest plea on Tuesday in Branch County Circuit Court to a charge of O.W.I. Causing Death in connection with a Algansee Township crash in Ju...
May 11, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Calhoun Public Health Department and partners to offer more COVID-19 vaccine
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department in partnership with Bronson Battle Creek, Grace Health and Oaklawn Hospital will begin offering more COVID-19 vaccine doses to res...
May 11, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Council passes resolution in support of MDOT 2023 project on west side
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council passed a resolution Monday night in support of the proposed MDOT roadway improvement project on U.S. 12 from Willow Lane to Western and Butters Avenue...
May 11, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: Kelli Nantz retires from City of Coldwater after 34 years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council passed a resolution on Monday night which honored long time city employee Kelli Nantz who recently retired from the city after 34 years of service. Co...
May 11, 2021
City Council takes no action on 90 day marijuana moratorium request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After a nearly one hour discussion, the Coldwater City Council took no action Monday night on a request from the Coldwater Planning Commission to put a 90 day moratorium on any ...
May 10, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
