Category Archives: Local News
Business Beat: Insight Hospital and Medical Center urges participation in Cervical Health Awareness Month
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and Insight Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater's John Clark, MD, and Gail Widener, WHNP-BC, are encouraging women to take proactiv...
Jan 14, 2026
It's not too late to get the flu vaccination
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Flu cases continue to rise across the country, and locally Branch and surrounding counties have not been immune. Dr Karen Luparello, Medical Director with the Branch-Hillsdale-S...
Jan 14, 2026 djmdep / Depositphotos.com
Branch County Commissioners approve appointment of Deputy Medical Examiner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After Branch County Commissioners recently entered into an agreement with Western Michigan University Pathology Services for medical examiner duties, the Commissioners on Tuesda...
Jan 13, 2026 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Snyder case moves forward, court records reveal disturbing details
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater man accused of deliberately running over an elderly couple in their front yard last year appeared in court Monday, as his cases advance following then Branch Count...
Jan 13, 2026
Michigan flu cases reach highest levels in 25 years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan is currently grappling with its most severe influenza crisis in decades, as health officials report that flu-like activity has reached a 25-year high. The surge is prim...
Jan 13, 2026
Coldwater City Council advances ordinance amendment from civil to criminal to combat misuse of city parks
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - At Monday night's Coldwater City Council meeting, City Attorney Amanda O'Boyle at the request of the Coldwater Police Department(CPD) and the Department of Municipal Services (D...
Jan 13, 2026
Bronson City Council approves amended golf cart ordinance, awards trash and recycling deal to Washler
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - After months of discussion, the Bronson City Council approved an updated Golf Cart/UTV ordinance on Monday night. In response to feedback from Council members at last month's meet...
Jan 13, 2026 Bronson City Council. Courtesy City of Bronson You Tube channel.
Business Beat: Hillsdale College Hutchison Center for Commerce and Freedom welcomes 2025-2026 cohort of undergraduate fellows
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale College's Hutchison Center for Commerce and Freedom has announced its 2025-2026 cohort of undergraduate fellows, selecting five students to support the Center's missio...
Jan 13, 2026
Coldwater Noon Club presents "The Playlist" February 26-28
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Noon Club is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary production with "The Playlist," a high-energy variety show appearing at the historic Tibbits Opera House on Febr...
Jan 13, 2026
City Council make changes to ordinance amending vegetation in public right-of-way
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Following a couple of changes, a divided Coldwater City Council passed an ordinance on a 5-to-4 vote Monday night which amends the regulation of vegetation within public right-o...
Jan 12, 2026 Former Coldwater City Planner Dean Walrack. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
