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City Council to interview second City Attorney candidate on Monday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council is scheduled to interview the second of two finalists for the City Attorney's position following their meeting on Monday night. Current City Attorney ...
Jim Measel Feb 25, 2024 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Baker says weekly yard collection may start early if mild weather continues
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The groundhog may have been right about an early spring. After Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on February second, the weather for the most part has been unseasonable m...
Jim Measel Feb 25, 2024 Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker. Courtesy City of Coldwater
While testing continues, Community Health Agency will survey parents on Quincy school concerns
QUINCY, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Following concerns over mysterious health conditions among some Quincy Community Schools students, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will be developing a...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024

Commission on Aging looks for operating millage renewal on the August ballot
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With the current operating millage for the Branch County Commission on Aging expiring later this year, the agency's board of directors this week recommended the Branch County Bo...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024

Early in-person voting slow at Dearth Center this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Heading into the final three days of early in-person presidential primary voting in Branch County, only 200 people took advantage of the option through Thursday. Branch County C...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024 Alan Cleaver / CC

Single-wide mobile home in Matteson Township damaged in Thursday afternoon fire
MATTESON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Crews from two fire departments were on the scene for around one hour Thursday afternoon for a blaze at a home in Branch County's Matteson Township. The Bronson Fire Dep...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024 Robert Couse-Baker / CC

Pay increases part of new contract ratified with Meijer, all employees will need to be union members
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - 25,000 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951, which includes workers at the Coldwater Meijer store, voted this week to ratify new contracts with the retail...
Ken Delaney Feb 23, 2024

UC School District has new mission and vision statements
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - New Mission and Vision Statements have been created for the Union City School District. Superintendent Chris Katz told the Union City School Board on Monday night the mission o...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Courtesy Union City Community Schools

Special land use permit approved for seven commercial self storage units in Bronson
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - A special land use permit request to construct and operate seven commercial self storage units at 150 Wayne Street in Bronson was approved last week by the Bronson Planning Commis...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024 Courtesy City of Bronson Facebook page
Tekonsha man arrested following arson at Calhoun County home
CLARENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 26-year-old Tekonsha man has been arrested for arson following a Tuesday fire at a Clarendon Township home in Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Depart...
Jim Measel Feb 22, 2024
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