Category Archives: Local News
Minor injuries reported in car-deer accident Thursday on I-69
KINDERHOOK, MI (WTVB) - For the second time this week a car vs deer accident in Branch County resulted in injury. Branch County Sheriff's Department says a female driver was southbound on 69 around 6:...
Nov 07, 2025 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Battle Creek man arrested following stabbing in Branch County
SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI(WTVB) - A Battle Creek man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a victim during an assault on Wheatfield Drive in Sherwood Township. Sheriff Fred Blankenship says that depu...
Nov 07, 2025
Gaskill sentenced to 5-15 years in meth case
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The second of two men arrested last year following a lengthy meth investigation by the Branch County Sheriff's Department has ben sentenced. 33-year-old Joseph Gaskill, will ser...
Nov 07, 2025 zolnierek / Depositphotos.com
Branch County looks to add Employee Assistance Program in 2026
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Plans are moving forward for the establishment of a Branch County Employee Assistance Program. County Administrator Frank Walsh told the Board of Commissioners during their work...
Nov 07, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Branch County Commissioners schedule East Long Lake No Wake Zone public hearing
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners decided during their work session on Thursday to schedule a public hearing for November 20 on the possibility of a No Wake Zone being es...
Nov 06, 2025 Courtesy Branch County Government
Branch County reaches contract agreements with three more unions
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh told the County Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday that new three year tentative contract agreements have been ...
Nov 06, 2025 pressmaster / Depositphotos.com
View of Northern lights possible tonight in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County residents may see a strong northern lights display starting tonight, if weather permits, with visibility potentially extending across up to 20 U.S. states, accordi...
Nov 06, 2025
Quincy Schools ready for next step in bond process
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Community Schools board is evaluating a proposal for a $59.5 million bond issue that could appear on the May 2026 ballot. The initiative, guided by community input and a...
Nov 06, 2025 Courtesy Quincy Community Schools
Business Beat : Tibbits annual auction raises over $85,000
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Tibbits' 46th Annual Auction, themed "Breakfast at Tiffany's," raised $80,500 this past Saturday . The event included a gala dinner on stage, a Dueling Pianos concert, live and ...
Nov 06, 2025 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
CBPU Board approve power purchase agreements with MSCPA
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater B.P.U. Board of Directors approved a pair of power purchase agreements with the Michigan South Central Power Agency on Wednesday night. CBPU Director Paul Jakubcza...
Nov 05, 2025
