Category Archives: Top News Stories
Retirement reception for Terry Ann Whelan set for May 25
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Community Schools will be hosting a retirement reception for outgoing Superintendent Terry Ann Whelan on Thursday, May 25. It will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p....
May 15, 2023 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Quincy School Board scheduled to accept Dean of Students resignation
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Community Schools Board of Education is scheduled to formally accept the resignation of Jim Lyon as Dean of Students for the high school and middle school during their m...
May 15, 2023
Over 1,000 show cars register for 35th Coldwater Car Show/Swap Meet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - One of the more successful Coldwater Car Show and Swap Meet was held this past weekend at the Branch County Fairgrounds. Organizers say the final numbers for Saturday's show wer...
May 15, 2023 Photo by MWC's Justin Lopshire
State Police investigate St. Joseph County shooting of armed intruder by homeowner
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police say a St. Joseph County homeowner shot an intruder who was armed with a knife on Friday night. Troopers with the Marshall Post say the home inva...
May 13, 2023 Michigan State Police logo
Work of Southern Flats almost done, open house planned in the near future
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The flipping of the former Gillespie Funeral Home on Marshall Street in Coldwater into a seven unit apartment dwelling that will be known "Southern Flats" is almost complete. Ec...
May 12, 2023 Courtesy of Southern Michigan Bank and Trust
35th Coldwater Swap Meet and Car Show this weekend at Branch County Fairgrounds
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 35th Coldwater Swap Meet and Car Show will be held this weekend rain or shine at the Branch County Fairgrounds. The annual Mother's Day weekend event is the largest show in ...
May 12, 2023 Photo courtesy of Coldwater Car Show and Swap Meet Facebook page
Former Branch County Sheriff Norm Heinemann passes away at 88
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Former Branch County Sheriff Norm Heinemann passed away Thursday at the age of 88 at Grand Vista Assisted Living in Coldwater. Heinemann served as Branch County Sheriff from 197...
May 12, 2023
New City Planner wants improvements at 22 West Pearl after fire in November 2020
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Neighborhood Services Director and City Planner Jake VanBoxel wants something done about a downtown building that has been the site of frequent vandalism following a f...
May 11, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Norman indicates buyer has been found for old Lakeland School building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman told the County's 911 Communications Board on Wednesday that he expects to report to them during next month's meeting a buyer for the old ...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The old Lakeland Elementary School building on Otis Rd. (Photo courtesy Coldwater Community Schools)
Oily rags leads to $10,000 Wednesday afternoon shed fire in Girard Township
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Fire Marshal Steve Trall says oily rags on the deck were the probable cause of a fire Wednesday afternoon which caused about $10,000 worth of damage to a shed at...
May 11, 2023 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
