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76-year-old man accidentally shoots himself in the leg on Arrowhead Drive
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 76-year-old man was injured Wednesday afternoon in the 100 block of Arrowhead Drive in Coldwater when he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Coldwater Police investigated th...
Aug 31, 2023 Coldwater Police vehicle (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Golf cart use around Coldwater Lake being discussed, backers pursue ordinance
COLDWATER LAKE, MI (WTVB) - The use of golf carts around Coldwater Lake is being discussed by lake area residents. Over 60 persons attended a meeting that was held on August 19 at the Coldwater Lake A...
Aug 31, 2023 Photo courtesy Coldwater Lake Association
City officials mulling over changes to yard waste and brush pickups
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There could be some changes in the future on how yard waste and brush are picked up in the City of Coldwater. Department of Municipal Services Director Bob Granger told the Cold...
Aug 30, 2023 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Commissioners approve adding six BCSD deputies in 2024 budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Commissioners approved the addition of six Sheriff's Department Road Patrol deputies in the 2024 budget on Tuesday which will make the department a 24 hour operati...
Aug 29, 2023 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Case for Lakeland drug and smart phone smuggling suspect bound over to Circuit Court
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case involving one of two suspects from Detroit who are charged with trying to smuggle drugs and smart phones into the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater has been b...
Aug 29, 2023
Crews remove old lights, wires and speakers from downtown Coldwater buildings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Old holiday lights that were not working, sound system speakers, wires and an old banner wire were removed by Coldwater B.P.U. crews from above downtown Coldwater buildings and ...
Aug 29, 2023 (Courtesy Downtown Coldwater Facebook page)
Frustrations mount with contractors over behind schedule Coldwater street projects
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Frustrations with street construction delays in the City of Coldwater has reached the boiling point for some residents. City Manager Keith Baker acknowledged the slow progress o...
Aug 29, 2023 Courtesy Michael Gregory's Facebook page
City Council approves $2,500 offer for vacant lot on Lawton Avenue
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved an offer on Monday night from a Quincy area couple to pay $2,500 for a vacant lot owned by the City of Coldwater at 29 Lawton Avenue. Ray and...
Aug 29, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Driver sentenced to reduced charge in May 2022 fatal traffic crash
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A sentencing hearing took place Monday in Branch County Circuit Court in connection with a fatal traffic crash in May 2022. After the Branch County Prosecutors office talked wit...
Aug 28, 2023 KeithBurtis / CC
CBPU Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for September 30
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater and the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities will hold its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. u...
Aug 28, 2023 Courtesy Coldwater BPU Facebook page
