Category Archives: Local News
Shirkey calls Supreme Court ruling against Whitmer, "great news for Michigan"
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A divided Michigan Supreme Court handed Governor Gretchen Whitmer a major legal defeat on Friday as they ruled 4-3 that she illegally drew authority from a 1945 law during her mon...
Oct 02, 2020
Tibbits schedules first in person event since March
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Tibbits Opera House has not had an in person event since Comedy Fest on March 14 because of the COVID-19 pandemic but that will change on Halloween Night. The Tibbits will h...
Oct 02, 2020 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Road Commission says check your mail box for sturdiness before Winter
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Before the winter snowstorms arrive, the Branch County Road Commission says you should shake your mailbox before the ground freezes to make sure it's sturdy. Over the years, a m...
Oct 02, 2020 Oregon Department of Transportation / CC
Browne Recreation Center reopens on limited basis
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater's Dr. Browne Recreation Center reopened on a limited basis with COVID-19 protocols in place on Thursday. The building is open Monday through Friday from 8:...
Oct 02, 2020
Branch County Police Chiefs urge passage of 911 surcharge
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Police Chiefs from around Branch County have joined Sheriff John Pollock in asking voters to approve a cell phone surcharge increase proposal on the November 3 ballot that w...
Oct 02, 2020 Scary Side of Earth / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Chamber schedules two in person ribbon cuttings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce has announced they will hold two in person ribbon cutting ceremonies over the next couple of weeks. An 11:00 a.m. ribbon cutting ceremony ...
Oct 02, 2020
Stoll named Thurston Woods Village new CEO, will start in January
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - Tim Stoll of Sherwood will become the Chief Executive Officer at Thurston Woods Village on January 2, 2021. He was chosen following an executive search to find the successor for l...
Oct 01, 2020
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
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