Category Archives: Local News
Health Agency says over 51,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency says as of Monday, over 51,000 COVID-19 vaccines have distributed in their jurisdiction. That includes 16,255 vaccines di...
Mar 31, 2021 Daniel Moskowitz
Hops on Monroe organizers gauging sponsor interest for 2021
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater is gauging interest in having event sponsors for "Hops on Monroe." The weekly event is scheduled to run every Thursday night between July 1 and September 2...
Mar 31, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: Matthew Waterbury receives ROSE award from PCRH
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Matthew Waterbury has been honored by leadership at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital with the first ROSE award. He has been an employee of the hospital since 1995 and was r...
Mar 31, 2021
Batavia Township home destroyed in $600,000 Tuesday afternoon fire
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - An electrical short in the attic is believed to have caused a fire Tuesday afternoon which destroyed a Batavia Township home and caused nearly $600,000 worth of damage. B...
Mar 31, 2021 Courtesy Bronson Fire Department Facebook page.
Case against Three Rivers man facing 8 drug and weapon charges bound over
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case of a Three Rivers man who is facing eight charges after Michigan State Police troopers say they discovered drugs and various weapons in his vehicle during a traffic sto...
Mar 30, 2021 Best Law
Dry and windy conditions lead to elevated fire risk for Tuesday afternoon
NORTH WEBSTER, IN (WTVB) - The National Weather Service in northern Indiana says there is an elevated fire danger for Tuesday afternoon in Branch County and throughout the tri-state area. Forecasters ...
Mar 30, 2021 =Nahemoth= / CC
Interior renovation work at Union City Senior Center expected this Spring
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - About $90,000 worth of interior renovations and upgrades at the Union City Senior Center are expected to take place this spring. Senior Center chair Steve Searls reported to th...
Mar 30, 2021 Photo courtesy of Village of Union City Facebook page.
Nearly a third of Lakeland inmates refusing COVID-19 vaccine
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Statistics from the State of Michigan show that as of last Friday, nearly a third of the inmate population at the Lakeland Correctional Facility are refusing to be vaccinated ag...
Mar 30, 2021 sergio santos / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Century Bank and Trust promotes Moore to Deposit Services Officer
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Board of Directors of Century Bank and Trust have announced the recent promotion of Tiffany Moore to the title of Deposit Services Officer. Century Bank and Trust Chair and ...
Mar 30, 2021 Photo courtesy of Century Bank and Trust
Grant helps local firefighters make forced entries to save lives
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Thanks to a $7,500 grant from the Leary Foundation, Branch County fire departments now have a prop to help them if they need to make a forced entry during a fire. According ...
Mar 29, 2021 Photo courtesy of Branch County Fire Chiefs Council
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