Category Archives: Top News Stories
Coach Eby Center emergency warming shelter staying open until at least Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The temperatures have gone back above zero but with the weather forecast calling for the mercury to hover around 10 degrees above zero over the next two nights, the Coach Eby Yo...
Jan 23, 2025 Courtesy Coach Eby Youth and Family Center Facebook page
DDA Board approves plan to honor business milestones
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Downtown Development Authority approved a work plan on Wednesday that would recognize businesses for important activities and milestones. The milestones would include annive...
Jan 23, 2025 Courtesy Downtown Development Authority
B.I.S.D. Superintendent Kris Jenkins announces June 30 retirement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch Intermediate School District Superintendent Kris Jenkins told the district's Board of Education on Wednesday that she will be retiring on June 30. Jenkins has served as t...
Jan 23, 2025 B.I.S.D. Superintendent Kris Jenkins. Photo courtesy of B.I.S.D. Facebook page
New Administrator wants Branch County to hire Finance Director
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh wants the county to pursue the hiring of a Finance Director. He is scheduled to pitch his idea to the Branch County Board of Commissioner...
Jan 22, 2025 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Interviews for Branch County Veterans Service officer finalists set for Friday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Veterans Board is scheduled to interview three finalists to be the next Branch County Veterans Service officer on Friday. Applications for the position were ac...
Jan 22, 2025 Courtesy Branch County Veterans Affairs Facebook page
Union City School Board keeps same slate of officers for 2025
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City Board of Education decided to keep the same slate of officers for the upcoming year during their organizational meeting for 2025 on Monday night. Amber Herman wi...
Jan 22, 2025 Courtesy Union City Community Schools Facebook page
Branch County schools closed again Wednesday due to bitter cold
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - For the second straight day, schools across Branch County and most of west and southwest Michigan will be closed Wednesday due to extreme temperatures and wind chills. Coldwater...
Jan 21, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Coldwater Police investigating deaths of two persons found in trailer
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The deaths of a man and a woman is being investigated by the Coldwater Police Department. According to a press release from the Coldwater Department of Public Safety, 54-year-ol...
Jan 21, 2025 Coldwater Police vehicle (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BCSD Deputy involved in shooting incident, MSP investigating
ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department has released details of a officer-involved shooting involving one of their deputies that took place Monday night during a police p...
Jan 21, 2025 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Quincy Police Chief addresses rumors after discovery of firearms
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - In an effort to clear the air about rumors that have been floating around, Quincy Police Chief Dalton Turmell addressed what happened at EAB Fabrication on South Main Street last w...
Jan 21, 2025 Courtesy Quincy Police Department Facebook page
