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Commissioners decide to have wage and job classification study done in house
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A study into wages and job classifications for Branch County employees will not be conducted by a consultant. Following a suggestion from County Administrator Frank Walsh, the B...
Jim Measel Apr 03, 2025 gioiak2 / Depositphotos.com

Wednesday night storms more bark then bite in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Last night's storms were loud and the lighting filled the sky for over two hours, but according to Branch County Central Dispatch, other than some downed trees they had not rece...
Brett Briscoe Apr 03, 2025 daracd / Depositphotos.com

CBPU to introduce InvoiceCloud system for billing May 21
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities is planning to switch their method of billing customers next month. CBPU Director Paul Jakubczak told the utility's Board of Directors We...
Jim Measel Apr 02, 2025 Courtesy Coldwater Board of Public Utilities

CBPU Board approves BDL StoryWalk in Waterworks Park
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors gave their approval Wednesday night to a request from the Branch District Library to install a permanent StoryWalk at ...
Jim Measel Apr 02, 2025 Courtesy Branch District Library

More storms possible through Wednesday afternoon
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- The first of two rounds of storms rolled through Branch County this morning with continuous thunder, frequent lightning and a steady rain, with some areas receiving between three...
Brett Briscoe Apr 02, 2025

City to extend sidewalk on North Willowbrook Road
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With the increase in commercial traffic and residents living in new apartments built on North Willowbrook Road, the City of Coldwater is undertaking a project to extend a pedest...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025 (courtesy City of Coldwater)

Branch County Sheriff announces the return of 24 hour road patrols
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff Fred Blankenship Tuesday announced the restoration of 24-hour road patrol coverage for Branch County, beginning April 1. In 2013, due to budget cuts, the S...
Brett Briscoe Apr 01, 2025 Branch County Sheriff's Department vehicle (courtesy BCSD)
AUDIO: Three children killed as tree falls on mini-van were from Branch County
CLIMAX TOWNSHIOP, MI (WTVB) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller now says the three people who died Sunday afternoon when a tree fell on their vehicle in Climax Township were children from Branch...
Ken Delaney Apr 01, 2025

Thousands remain without power following weekend storms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Thousands remain without power due to Sunday's storms. Consumers Energy reports nearly 2,000 outages remain in Branch County as of this morning. Around the area, St. Joseph Coun...
Brett Briscoe Apr 01, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com

Council hears from 4th Ward resident about rendering plant smells
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 4th Ward resident gave the Coldwater City Council an earful Monday night about the smell which has been coming from the rendering plant on Jay Street for years. April Rose sai...
Jim Measel Mar 31, 2025 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
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