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Rinehart named new Mayor of Bronson, Johannes selected Vice Mayor
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - There is a new Mayor and Vice Mayor in the City of Bronson after Monday night's City Council meeting. Bill Rinehart is the new Mayor while Rick Johannes is the Vice Mayor. The two...
Jim Measel Nov 12, 2024 Courtesy City of Bronson You Tube channel

County selling two properties on U.S. 12 in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners suspended board rules during last Thursday's work session and gave Administrator Bud Norman permission to sign paperwork on the sale of ...
Jim Measel Nov 12, 2024 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

City Council approves second PILOT ordinances for Whispering Pines
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A pair of Payment in Lieu of Property Tax policy ordinances were reinstated thanks to approval by the Coldwater City Council on Monday night for the Whispering Pines apartment c...
Jim Measel Nov 12, 2024 Courtesy Pedcor Companies web site

City Council votes to combine two December meetings into one
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council decided on Monday night to combine their two December meetings into one. After discussing the idea two weeks ago, the council decided to combine their...
Jim Measel Nov 12, 2024 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel

Union City's Roberta Hoenes honored by Village for reaching 100th birthday
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City Village Council commended local resident Roberta Hoenes on Monday night for recently reaching the century mark. She reached the milestone of her 100th birthday o...
Jim Measel Nov 11, 2024 From left to right, Council Trustee Bonnie Strathern, Trustee Stacy Guertler, Trustee LeAndra Otis, Manager/Police Chief Chris Mathis, Village President James Hurley, Wendy Craig, Diana Walker, Trustee Ralph Gottschalk, Trustee William Avery, Trustee Jill McCombs

City Council approves MDOT contract for Butters Avenue work between Race and Garfield
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a contract on Monday night with the Michigan Department of Transportation for the proposed reconstruction next summer of Butters Avenue betwe...
Jim Measel Nov 11, 2024 Courtesy City of Coldwater Facebook page

Ohio man killed, Angola woman injured in Steuben County head-on crash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) - An Ohio man was killed and a Angola woman was injured on Saturday night in a head-on crash involving a SUV and a pickup truck in Steuben County. The Steuben County Sherif...
Jim Measel Nov 11, 2024 Courtesy Steuben County Sheriff's Department

Car-deer crashes keep police busy over the weekend
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - On the weekend before the start of the firearms hunting season, the deer were running in Branch County, with many running right into cars. The Branch County Central Dispatch log...
Ken Delaney Nov 11, 2024 ehrlif / Depositphotos.com

Veterans Day to be commemorated at Coldwater American Legion Post today
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day, commonly recognized as Veterans Day, November 11, 1919. Coldwater's American Legion Post 52 will host a free Veterans Da...
Ken Delaney Nov 11, 2024 (courtesy Coldwater American Legion Post #52)

Bronson woman dies, Coldwater man injured in Saturday morning Bethel Township crash
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Bronson woman lost her life late Saturday morning in a crash on Snow Prairie Road north of Lindley Road. The Branch County Sheriff's Department says the crash was report...
Jim Measel Nov 10, 2024 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
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