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Coldwater Rec Department seeking feedback on Winter Fest in on line survey
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater's Recreation Department is gathering community feedback on last Saturday's Winter Fest. All of the events were held for the first time at Heritage Park aft...
Jan 30, 2023 Courtesy City of Coldwater Recreation Department Facebook page
Marsh and Ostrander to be honored at Power of the Purse luncheon on March 4
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Two women from the community are honored every year during the Branch County United Way's Power of the Purse event for their service and community involvement. The honorees this...
Jan 30, 2023 Courtesy Branch County Power of the Purse
Firefighters put out vehicle and garage fire on North Polk
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Firefighters from Coldwater and Quincy had to put out a vehicle fire in the 20 block of North Polk Street on Sunday morning. The fire was reported at 1:38 a.m.. Crews arrived to...
Jan 29, 2023 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Woman charged with four felonies in connection with Thursday afternoon shooting of her daughter
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 64-year-old Coldwater woman was arraigned in Branch County District Court Friday afternoon on four felony counts after she allegedly shot her 33-year-old daughter during a dom...
Jan 27, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Health Board select new officers, reject attempt to create Committee of the Whole
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - New leadership for the Community Health Agency Board of Health was put in place during the board's monthly meeting on Thursday. Brent Leininger of Hillsdale County was chosen as...
Jan 27, 2023
Fink says he won't take Governor's gun reform proposals "lying down"
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - 35th District Republican State Representative Andrew Fink is not happy about Governor Whitmer's gun proposals she made in Wednesday night's State of the State address. Fink, who h...
Jan 27, 2023 Courtesy State Representative Andrew Fink
Branch County December unemployment rate goes up to four percent
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate went back up to four percent in December according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. T...
Jan 27, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Disagreements expressed during Coldwater DDA discussion on downtown festival layouts
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The proposed layout for future downtown Coldwater festivals was discussed at length during Wednesday's Downtown Development Authority Board meeting. A different layout was used ...
Jan 26, 2023 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Commissioners approve ACD Telecom contract and purchases of tractor and new V.A. vehicle
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners gave formal approval to a 911 project maintenance contract between Branch County and ACD Telecom during their meeting on Tuesday afterno...
Jan 26, 2023 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Branch County school kids get second straight snow day
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The after effects of a five inch snowfall were still being felt on Thursday. Students in all of the Branch County school districts got a second straight snow day due mainly ...
Jan 26, 2023 Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington / CC
