Category Archives: Local News

Third Consumers Energy wind project now on line
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy announced last week that its Gratiot Farms Wind Project in Gratiot County is operational and contributing 150 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to customers in...
Jim Measel Jan 18, 2021 Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy

Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council annual meeting set for January 28
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, January 28 as a combined virtual and in-person event at the historic opera house starting...
Jim Measel Jan 18, 2021 Under COVID restrictions, Tibbits moved its Summer Theatre season to The Ponds of Coldwater, just one of the aspects of the 2019-2020 fiscal year for the Tibbits Opera Foundation to be reviewed at the theatre’s Annual Meeting on January 28, 2021.

BUSINESS BEAT: Many changes made to The Bucket in Union City
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - There have been a lot of changes at the Bucket in Union City. The Bucket now hosts not only The American Legion Post 196 but also the Auxiliary, Sons of the Legion and Legion R...
Jim Measel Jan 18, 2021 Courtesy American Legion Post 196

State Trooper injured in Battle Creek head on crash
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Michigan State Police Trooper was one of three persons injured Sunday night in a head on crash in Battle Creek. The Trooper who was injured has been identified as Chri...
Jim Measel Jan 18, 2021

Three suspects sought in attempted armed robbery near Colon
COLON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is looking for three men who they say tried to rob a Sturgis man Friday afternoon after one of them faked being out of gas. Sheriff M...
Jim Measel Jan 18, 2021 Gregory Skylar / CC

Wright stepping down as Quincy HS Principal
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Community School Board of Education will be asked on Monday night to accept the resignation of Joey Wright as the high school principal. Wright said in his resignation l...
Jim Measel Jan 17, 2021

Tim Allen to deliver Hillsdale College 2021 commencement address
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale College announced on Friday that actor and comedian Tim Allen will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2021 on May 8. Allen is also a writer, director and...
Jim Measel Jan 15, 2021 Photo courtesy of Hillsdale College

Winter Fest set for downtown Coldwater next Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a lot of event cancellations, Winter Fest is still scheduled to be held in downtown Coldwater next Saturday afternoon between 1:00 p.m. an...
Jim Measel Jan 15, 2021

Over 500 vaccinated at Dearth Center COVID-19 clinic
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency hosted three COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics this week including one that was held on Thursday at the Dearth Community ...
Jim Measel Jan 15, 2021

MSP investigating St. Joseph County barn break in
STURGIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police say they are investigating a break in at a barn near Sturgis that took place sometime between October 1 and December 1, 2020. They stated in a news ...
Jim Measel Jan 15, 2021
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