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Blackhawk special assessment resolution brought forward by Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It was six years ago this Monday when the Blackhawk Dam in Coldwater Township almost failed. The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted during their work session on Thursday...
Aug 15, 2024 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Branch County Prosecutor Stempien joins Nessel for launch of Operation Survivor Justice
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien was part of a press conference on Wednesday as Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the launch of Operation Survivor Justice. The...
Aug 14, 2024 Courtesy Michigan Attorney General's Office
Branch County Fair theme for 2025 announced
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Fair for 2024 may have just wrapped up last Saturday but organizers are already looking forward to next year. They announced the approved theme for the 2025 Fa...
Aug 14, 2024 Courtesy Branch County Fair Facebook page
Stage sent to MDOC for up to 10 years on assault and weapon charges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was sent to the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered no contest pleas to three charges. 21-year-old Skyle...
Aug 14, 2024 Best Law
Lotridge sent to prison again, gets at least 2 years for police confrontation
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A man who has been in and out of the Michigan Department of Corrections for over a decade will be going back to prison. 34-year-old Cody Lotridge, who last known address was in ...
Aug 14, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Commissioners approve opioid settlement funds for Pines and 2-1-1
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners formally approved allocation of opioid settlement funds on Tuesday to Pines Behavioral Health and to 2-1-1 services. The Commissioners a...
Aug 14, 2024 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Bronson City Council sends recreational marijuana info to Planning Commission
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - After being presented with maps that show at various buffer lengths which properties in the commercial and industrial district would be eligible for a recreational marijuana busin...
Aug 13, 2024 The Bronson City Council discussed recreational marijuana on Monday. Courtesy City of Bronson You Tube Channel
City Council approves South Monroe closing for 5th annual Hoptoberfest
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The fifth edition of Hoptoberfest is set for Friday evening, September 27. The Coldwater City Council gave formal approval on Monday night to closing off South Monroe Street bet...
Aug 13, 2024 Courtesy Hoptoberfest 2024 Facebook page
No action taken by Coldwater Township Board on pool funding proposal
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Township Board discussed a proposal from a three-person committee to help fund the Doctor Robert W. Browne Aquatic Center on Monday night but no formal ac...
Aug 13, 2024 The competition pool at the Dr. Robert W. Browne Aquatic Center. (Photo courtesy Browne Aquatic Center)
Whitmer and Lindsey attend ribbon cutting of new LuxWall Litchfield facility
LITCHFIELD, MI (WTVB) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and State Senator Jonathan Lindsey were among the dignitaries on hand Monday as LuxWall Incorporated in Litchfield officially opened their ne...
Aug 13, 2024 Courtesy Luxwall web site
