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Council passes ordinance that bans non-electric vehicle parking at EV charging locations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council formally passed an ordinance on Monday night that creates a civil infraction for anyone parking a non-electric vehicle in one of the EV charging locat...
Jim Measel Oct 24, 2023 Photo courtesy City of Coldwater

City Council approves 12 year abatement for Schmitz Foam expansion project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council formally approved a 12 year tax abatement on real estate and personal property for Schmitz Foam as the company plans to build a new storage facility a...
Jim Measel Oct 24, 2023 Courtesy Schmitz Foam Facebook page

Coldwater Recreation Board member criticizes Rotary Park project design
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A member of the City of Coldwater's Recreation Board criticized the proposed design of the Rotary Park Project during Monday night's City Council meeting. John Parshall said the...
Jim Measel Oct 24, 2023 Coldwater Recreation Board member John Parshall. (screen shot courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel)

Cause of Girard Township gasoline line leak won't be known for a few weeks
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - It may be a few weeks before it's known what caused last Tuesday night's British Petroleum gasoline line break north of Girard that resulted in 84,000 gallons of gasoline ...
Jim Measel Oct 23, 2023

Coldwater man gets MDOC sentence of 2 to 10 years for July assault
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was ordered to serve between two and ten years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered a no contest p...
Jim Measel Oct 23, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Congregate meals will start at Union City Senior Center in January
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A congregate meal program at the Union City Senior Center will start in January following recent action by the Commission on Aging Board of Directors. According to minutes from...
Jim Measel Oct 23, 2023 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page

Entries still being accepted for Saturday's Coldwater Halloween Parade
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Registrations are still being accepted for Saturday night's annual Coldwater Halloween Parade. Registrations are available at Crescent Comics and Games, the Coldwater Area Chamb...
Jim Measel Oct 23, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater Holiday Parades Facebook page

Hydrant flushing taking place this week in Union City
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Union City will be conducting its routine hydrant flushing this week. The flushing will occur both during the day and at night. Brown or discolored water is poss...
Jim Measel Oct 23, 2023 Courtesy of Village of Union City Facebook page

GoFundMe page set up to assist family of Osseo teen
HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the family of an Osseo teenager who was killed Thursday morning in a Hillsdale County crash. 18-year-old Clayton Bowditch lost h...
Jim Measel Oct 21, 2023

Branch County United Way Radiothon set for Wednesday on WTVB
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County United Way will kick off its fall campaign for 2023 on Wednesday as they will host their annual RadioThon on AM1590 and FM 95.5 WTVB. Besides raising money, th...
Jim Measel Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy Branch County United Way Facebook page
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