Category Archives: Local News
Burns gives Health Board local COVID-19 vaccine update
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Health Officer Rebecca Burns told the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board on Thursday they have seen significant reduction in demand for the pop-up testing...
Jan 28, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC
Fink wants to make Michigan knife laws more consistent
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - 58th District State Representative Andrew Fink of Hillsdale has introduced a plan that he feels will ensure local municipalities do not enact knife ordinances that are stricter th...
Jan 28, 2021 Courtesy State Representative Andrew Fink
Baker says specifications for summer projects now available
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says advertisements have been published and specifications are now available for a number of projects scheduled for this summer. Baker says th...
Jan 28, 2021
Stempien releases statement on dog shooting plea agreement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has released a statement after a plea agreement was filed this week in a high profile case that involved the shooting of a dog in the head...
Jan 28, 2021 Photo of Janey courtesy of Animal Aid of Branch County
BUSINESS BEAT: Wedding chapel offers Valentine's Day elopement special
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Country Wedding Chapel and Event Center in Quincy, which opened in June 2019, is now offering something special for Valentine's Day weekend. Owner Ronda Falknor has teamed up w...
Jan 28, 2021 The Country Wedding Chapel and Event Center, Quincy, Michigan (courtesy of Country Wedding Chapel and Event Center)
BUSINESS BEAT: Rakocy leaves DDA Board, Bendele appointed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There's a new member of the Downtown Development Association Board. Local attorney Makayla Bendele was appointed to fill in the position after Jennifer Rakocy left the board. D....
Jan 28, 2021 DDA Board President Brad Rockey thanks Jennifer Rakocy for her years of service. Photo courtesy Downtown Coldwater.
MEDC application for Gillespie project ready to be submitted
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An application to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to help fund a proposed project to turn the former Gillespie Funeral Home into a multi-family dwelling is almost ...
Jan 27, 2021 Courtesy of Southern Michigan Bank and Trust
DDA approves two funding requests for work on Taylor's building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Downtown Development Authority took a couple of steps on Wednesday that they hope will lead to the development of the former Taylor's Stationers building at 60 Wes...
Jan 27, 2021 Taylor's Stationers in downtown Coldwater before it closed in 2016. Photo courtesy of Taylor's Stationers
BUSINESS BEAT: Short's Root Beer stand closing for "season" on Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The owners of Short's Root Beer stand at 378 West Chicago in Coldwater would like to thank everyone for their support during the pandemic. Short's is normally closed duri...
Jan 27, 2021 Photo courtesy of Short's Root Beer Stand and Dennis James Photography
Commissioners approve amendment to keep 911 Board at 10
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Tuesday to formally approve an amendment to the recently adopted 911 Service Plan to reflect that the 911 Board is to be co...
Jan 26, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
