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Baker discusses various projects in Coldwater during 2025
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says work on the first phase of the Rotary Park project is expected to start sometime this spring. He says the recent awarding of a $400,000 D...
Jim Measel Jan 04, 2025 Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker. Courtesy City of Coldwater

Walberg sworn in, becomes Dean of Michigan Congressional Delegation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVB) - Fifth District Republican Congressman Tim Walberg is now the Dean of the Michigan Congressional Delegation after he was sworn in on Friday for the 119th Congress. Walberg is ...
Jim Measel Jan 04, 2025 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's office

NWS forecasters expect major winter storm to stay south of Branch County
NORTH WEBSTER, IN (WTVB) - National Weather Service forecasters say a major winter storm that is expected to hit Indiana on Sunday and Monday will stay well to the south of Branch County. A Winter Sto...
Jim Measel Jan 03, 2025 Rozenskip / Depositphotos.com

Mersman still in running for Laketown Township Manager due to divided board
LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Disagreements among members of the Laketown Township Board of Trustees has led to a postponement on a decision concerning a new township manager until next Wednesday, Ja...
Jim Measel Jan 03, 2025 The Laketown Township Board of Trustees meets at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road.

Annual Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council meeting set for January 23
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual meeting of the Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council, Incorporated has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Tibbits Board President John Bo...
Jim Measel Jan 02, 2025 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Nominations now being accepted for annual Coldwater Chamber Awards
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Nominations for the 71st Annual Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Awards are now open. This year's awards banquet will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the Dearth Commu...
Jim Measel Jan 02, 2025 Coldwater Chamber of Commerce (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Branch County November unemployment goes up slightly to 4.3%
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Figures released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed Branch County's unemployment rate in November was 4-point-3 percent which was a...
Jim Measel Jan 02, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC

Three injured in Hillsdale County crash caused by icy roads
ADAMS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Icy road conditions are being blamed for a crash in Hillsdale County on New Year's Day which injured three persons. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office says the crash hap...
Jim Measel Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Facebook page

Bronson Community Schools conducting survey on communications
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Officials for Bronson Community Schools want to hear from parents, teachers, and district residents to learn how they prefer to receive news about the district. An on line survey ...
Jim Measel Jan 02, 2025 Courtesy Bronson Community Schools Facebook page

Planet Fitness becomes latest business to open in Willowbrook Plaza
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The highly anticipated opening of the new Planet Fitness in the Willowbrook Village Shopping Center took place on Tuesday. The Planet Fitness business takes up over 14,000 squar...
Jim Measel Dec 31, 2024
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