Category Archives: Local News
First recreational marijuana request to come before Coldwater Planning Commission
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Now that the City of Coldwater is accepting license applications for Recreational Marijuana Establishments, a public hearing on the first application which is requesting a Speci...
Nov 16, 2020 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Improving weather help Consumers Energy crews restore power
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy says decreased winds will aid restoration work on Monday as crews work around the clock to get the power back on. Over 85,000 customers lost power since Sunday mo...
Nov 16, 2020 Daniel Borman / CC
Over 700 customers in Branch County, thousands statewide without power from winds
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Winds in excess of 50 mph have cut power to nearly 76,000 Consumers Energy customers since Sunday morning. Damage assessment and restoration is underway in response to the statewid...
Nov 15, 2020 A Consumers Energy Outage Map from November 15, 2020 (courtesy of Consumers Energy)
Staff shortage forces Pansophia to stay virtual for another week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Due to a major shortage of staff members, Pansophia Academy in Coldwater will have to continue virtual learning and be closed to in-person learning between November 16 and 20. V...
Nov 14, 2020
Two additional Branch County COVID-19 related deaths reported
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency released another grim daily report on Friday as the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the three counties they serve shows no si...
Nov 14, 2020 sergio santos / CC
White Pigeon man killed in Friday night crash
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A White Pigeon man was killed Friday night in a St. Joseph County two-car crash. The Michigan State Police say the crash took place at the intersection of Dickinson and ...
Nov 14, 2020
Pessell makes new recommendations to stop COVID-19 surge
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Departments reports that as of 3:00 p.m on Friday afternoon, Calhoun County has a cumulative total of 4,123 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with ...
Nov 13, 2020
Coldwater Elks Club closes until December 3rd due to COVID surge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The surge of COVID-19 cases has forced the Coldwater Elks Club to close its doors as a precautionary move until after Thanksgiving. The trustees decided on Wednesday to close th...
Nov 13, 2020 Courtesy Coldwater Elks Club Facebook page
PCRH tightens visitor restrictions due to COVID-19 surge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With the surge of COVID-19 cases in Branch County continuing, ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital has announced a temporarily tightening of its visitor restrictions. Hospital ...
Nov 13, 2020 ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Face to Face for Head Start and GSRP programs delayed two weeks
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District has tweaked a previous announcement about the return of face to face instruction for a couple of programs. Superintendent Kris Jenkins sa...
Nov 13, 2020
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