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Lineup for 60th season of Tibbits Summer Theater to feature three musicals
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The lineup for the 60th consecutive season of Tibbits Summer Theater will feature three musicals and a play, along with the popular Popcorn Theatre. Tibbits 2023 Summer Theatre ...
Jim Measel Dec 06, 2022 Professional actors Cheyanne Marie, Brenda Sparks, and Kiersten Vorheis entertained Tibbits audiences in a performance of “Nunsense” last summer. Photo courtesy Tibbits Opera House

Site plan for Coldwater Senior Villas housing development approved by Planning Commission
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A site plan for a proposed senior housing development at the former Franklin School was approved Monday night by the Coldwater Planning Commission. PIVOTAL Housing Partners plan...
Jim Measel Dec 06, 2022 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Gas prices continue to drop, DeHaan says prices could go below $3 a gallon by Christmas
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The price of gas continues to tumble with Christmas just around the corner. Triple A Michigan reported on Monday that according to its latest survey, Michigan's average pric...
Jim Measel Dec 05, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC

Albert ordered to serve seven to 30 years in MDOC after pleading no contest to felony sex charge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was ordered to serve between seven and 30 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday morning in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered a no ...
Jim Measel Dec 05, 2022 michael scott / CC

Nearly two dozen units take part in annual Coldwater Holiday Parade
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Almost two dozen units took part in the annual Coldwater Holiday Parade on Saturday night as those who lined U.S. 12 braved evening temperatures near 30 degrees. The parade star...
Jim Measel Dec 05, 2022 Photo courtesy of Combs Drone Services.

BCSD arrest Coldwater woman after she crashed into Sherwood Township utility pole
SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater woman was lodged in the Branch County Jail following a crash in Sherwood Township on Sunday afternoon that the Branch County Sheriff's Department says may ha...
Jim Measel Dec 05, 2022 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch

Coldwater Winter Fest scheduled for January 28, all activities at Heritage Park and Browne Rec Center
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There will be a big difference when the City of Coldwater's Recreation Department host Winter Fest once again on January 28, 2023. The event has been moved from downtown Coldwat...
Jim Measel Dec 02, 2022 Courtesy City of Coldwater Recreation Department Facebook page

Community Development Fellow delivers final report to Coldwater City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has been one of ten communities in Michigan which has hosted a community development fellow since October of 2021 through the Community Economic Developmen...
Jim Measel Dec 02, 2022

Plenty of holiday activities in Coldwater this Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The holiday season has arrived and there will be plenty of activities this Saturday in Coldwater. It all starts with a Barry Ugly Sweater 5K walk/run at 9:00 a.m.. Registration ...
Jim Measel Dec 02, 2022 Antonio Castagna / CC

CCS Superintendent search to begin with public input survey
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education is beginning the task of searching for the district's new Superintendent of Schools as Terry Ann Whelan has announced her reti...
Jim Measel Dec 01, 2022
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