Category Archives: Top News Stories
Branch County gets ready for trick-or-treat and other Halloween activities on Monday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Trick-or-treating will take place throughout Branch County on Monday evening. Besides the door-to-door dash for candy, other Halloween activities are planned with some retur...
Oct 28, 2022 Lisa Zins / CC
Annual Coldwater Halloween Parade on Saturday night will have more entries than 2021
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual Coldwater Halloween Parade on Saturday night will have more entries than last year. Organizers said on the parade's Facebook page that 40 entries had signed up as of ...
Oct 28, 2022 Courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce
Union representative complains to County Commissioners about contract negotiations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Contract negotiations between Branch County government and various unions representing county employees continued this week. Andy Johnson represents union employees in the proba...
Oct 28, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Union City's iconic Bucket bar/restaurant up for sale, asking price is $400,000
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A long time Union City bar and restaurant is up for sale. The Bucket which has been in operation for 87 years is on the market with a asking price of $400,000 according to a li...
Oct 28, 2022 Courtesy of The Leonard Group
BHSJ Health Board approves three year contract extension with Health Officer
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Board of Health for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency approved a three year contract with Health Officer Rebecca Burns during their monthly meeting on ...
Oct 27, 2022
Branch County unemployment drops slightly in September to 3.8%
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate in September dropped two-tenths of percent from the previous month to three-point-eight percent according to data released Thursday by the Michig...
Oct 27, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
"Southern Flats" renovation work progressing on former Gillespie Funeral Home building
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" continues. Branch Coun...
Oct 27, 2022 Courtesy of Southern Michigan Bank and Trust
Tibbits' Annual Fundraiser Goes Live for Preview, auction online bidding starts Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 43rd annual Tibbits auction has opened for item preview online with bidding to begin next Tuesday, November 1. The main ticketed event, featuring a reception and the live au...
Oct 27, 2022 Tibbits Graphic Designer Matt Biolchini sets up and photographs a donation for Tibbits Annual Auction, “Bond, James Bond,” which has opened for item preview online
Downtown business owner express displeasure over parking lot assessments
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A downtown Coldwater business owner expressed her displeasure to the City Council on Monday night about the current assessments for the Central Business District's City Parking ...
Oct 27, 2022 (Courtesy Downtown Coldwater Facebook page)
Republican Lt. Governor candidate Hernandez makes Branch County stop
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - While Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon was debating Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday night, Dixon's running mate Shane Hernandez made an appear...
Oct 27, 2022 DonkeyHotey / CC
