Category Archives: Local News
Lansing man charged after confrontation with UC Police
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Lansing man has been charged after authorities say he got into a confrontation with a Union City police officer and caused nearly $2,800 worth of a damage to a Union City patr...
Oct 01, 2020 James Reynolds / CC
Sarah Irene's Fall Harvest set for next weekend
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Bronson High School graduate Sarah Haylett-Jones lost her life 12 years ago while serving in the line of duty as a deputy in the Monroe County, Indiana Sheriff's Department. She d...
Oct 01, 2020 oatsy40 / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: New dentist office gets city approval in Commercial Rehab District
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved an application on Monday night for ten years on a Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for Doctor Baron Whateley's new dentist off...
Oct 01, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Trick or Treating will still take place but some Halloween activities won't
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Trick or treating will still take place around Branch County on Halloween this year but some other activities will not happen due to COVID-19 restrictions. Coldwater City Manage...
Sep 30, 2020 Daniel Lewis / CC
Pollack asks for approval on 911 surcharge ballot request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff John Pollack is telling voters the current 911 Central Dispatch communications equipment must be replaced and a yes vote is needed on the November 3 ballot...
Sep 30, 2020
Over 7,100 Branch County absentee ballots have been requested
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The election is less than five weeks away but some have already voted so they can ignore the robo calls, the mail pamphlets and the endless and sometime annoying political a...
Sep 30, 2020 Aaron Tait / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: DOVE Ag Services donates funds to UC Dome project
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Jon & Sandy Silsby of DOVE Ag Services has donated funds needed to repair the metal on Union City's iconic Dome and create the topper. The Dome Committee would like to than...
Sep 30, 2020
Council introduces ordinance to help stores locate in residential areas with special use approval
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance on a 6-3 vote Monday night which amends Codified Ordinances as well as Planning and Zoning Codes in order to...
Sep 29, 2020
CHS Graduation for Class of 2021 pushed back to June 13
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community School Board of Education approved a revised Graduation ceremony date for the Coldwater High School Class of 2021 on Monday night. Graduation has been ch...
Sep 29, 2020 Larsen Stadium at Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Branch Adult Ed suspends in person classes for rest of week following positive COVID-19 test
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Out of an abundance of caution, the Branch County Adult Education Program at Coldwater High School is voluntarily suspending all in-person English as a Second Language and GED c...
Sep 29, 2020 Bryan Alexander / CC
