Category Archives: Local News
Upgrades at the Branch County Memorial Airport approved by commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners has approved a plan that would lead to improvements at the Branch County Memorial Airport. The vote came during their meeting Tuesday af...
Jul 14, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
City of Bronson to replace all residential water meters over two years
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The City of Bronson will soon be undertaking a project to replace all the city's water meters. According to City Manager Brandon Mersman, the current water meters that are in use ...
Jul 14, 2021 Courtesy of the City of Bronson Facebook page
Local Consumers Energy customers facing 8.8% increase, even higher Summer Peak Rate
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Even though Coldwater Board of Public Utilities customers will see an electric rate increase of around 3% in September, Consumers Energy customers are facing a rate increase alm...
Jul 14, 2021 Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy
Coldwater man out on bond for drug charges busted again this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man is back behind bars, after being busted on multiple drug charges while out on bond for a previous drug arrest earlier this year. The latest charges against 59-ye...
Jul 13, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
School Resource Officer renewed for upcoming school year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council and the Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education Monday night each approved the renewal of an agreement to keep a School Resource Officer at Col...
Jul 13, 2021 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Kristen Lyon-Welch selected for Coldwater school board seat
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Kristen Lyon-Welch is the newest member of the Coldwater Community School's Board of Education. She was selected for the position by the full board last night. Lyon-Welch and Gr...
Jul 13, 2021 Kristen Lyon-Welch is sworn-in for her seat on the Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education July 12, 2021 (Midwest Communications Inc)
CBPU electric rate increase approved by Coldwater City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Board of Public Utilities customers will see their electric rates go up for the first time in over two years beginning with their September bills. The Coldwater City C...
Jul 13, 2021 Michael Pereckas / CC
Bronson's Music at the Market will kick off August 2
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The City of Bronson's annual summer concert series is returning in August. The concerts will take place every Monday night in August at 7:00 p.m. at the Bronson Farmer's Market Pa...
Jul 12, 2021 A flyer for the City of Bronson's 2021 Music at the Market (courtesy of City of Bronson)
Road and sewer work gets underway, causing detours on Coldwater's west side
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Sanitary sewer line work began Monday morning, ahead of a massive resurfacing project that will stretch from Western Avenue on the west to Michigan Avenue on the east in the Cit...
Jul 12, 2021 A crew digs up the pavement for the replacement of sanitary sewers on U.S. 12 near Jay Street in Coldwater, Michigan July 12, 2021 (Midwest Communications Inc)
Shirley Bailey Memorial Fund provides grants to BACC Health Science Program
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Community Foundation recently granted out nearly $2,900 in memorial funds from the Shirley Bailey Memorial Fund to the Branch Area Careers Center Health Scienc...
Jul 10, 2021 Photo courtesy of Branch County Community Foundation
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