Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: Two Bandits outdoor patio license agreement approved
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A license agreement that would give the new Two Bandits Brewing Company permission to use a City sidewalk for a ground floor patio in front of the future brewpub at 61 West Chic...
Dec 18, 2020
Burns tells Commissioners Branch COVID-19 cases are slowing
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns told Branch County Commissioners on Thursday that the number of positive COVID-19 cases has slowed in the last few days. She...
Dec 17, 2020
Val White to become Chief Assistant Prosecutor on January 1
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Incoming Prosecutor Zach Stempien wants current Prosecutor Val White to stay on as his Chief Assistant. His request was brought forward on Thursday by the Branch County Board of...
Dec 17, 2020 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Jenkins goes over COVID-19 vaccination details for B.I.S.D. Board
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch Intermediate School District Superintendent Kris Jenkins told the district's Board of Education on Wednesday what to expect as the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out. The cou...
Dec 17, 2020
NWS forecast says chances of a Branch County White Christmas are dim
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - 2020 has been a year in which it seems like nothing has gone right and it looks like that will include having a white Christmas in Branch County. Christmas is one week away and ...
Dec 17, 2020 natalie's new york / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Branch County Farm Service Agency is hiring
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Farm Service Agency is looking to hire a County Program Technician for their Coldwater office. Applications are due by December 28, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern ...
Dec 17, 2020 United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency logo (courtesy of USDA)
Former Coldwater prison warden Carol Howes dies at 79
RICHLAND, MI (WTVB) - Former Michigan Department of Corrections Warden Carol Howes has passed away at the age of 79. The native of Kalamazoo served as a warden at the Florence Crane Correctional Facil...
Dec 17, 2020 Photo courtesy of Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care
First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in Calhoun County this weekend
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public health Department says they will receive its first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines as soon as this weekend. The vaccines are being shipped to hea...
Dec 17, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Three musicals among 2021 Tibbits Summer Theater shows
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Three musicals highlight the 2021 Tibbits Summer Theater as the details were announced this week. The season will be the first under Artistic Director Peter Riopelle and it will...
Dec 16, 2020 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Jeryn Frederick Memorial Fund makes several local donations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A memorial fund which was established in memory of a long time Branch County law enforcement officer has made some local contributions. The Jeryn Frederick Memorial Fund was est...
Dec 16, 2020
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