Category Archives: Top News Stories
Crowdfunding Campaign started for "New Children's Museum of Branch County" Project
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has announced a crowdfunding campaign will be used to help fund the relocation of the Children's Museum of ...
Sep 16, 2022
Commissioners bring forward software purchase for classifying jail inmates
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A request to purchase software in order to classify inmates at the Branch County Jail was brought forward by the Branch County Board of Commissioners on Thursday morning for the...
Sep 15, 2022 Photo courtesy Branch County Sheriff's Office Facebook page
Charges filed following alleged strangulation incidents at North Michigan Avenue residence
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Sturgis resident has been charged with two felony counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and a misdemeanor count of Domestic Violence following...
Sep 15, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
First draft of proposed 2023 Branch County general fund budget has $3.4 million deficit
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman presented a first draft of the county's 2023 general fund budget on Thursday during the County Board of Commissioners work session and it ...
Sep 15, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
BHSJCHA offices now offering COVID boosters and flu shots
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Community Health Agency says residents in the three counties they serve are now able to get their COVID-19 bivalent booster and Flu shots at their local office. The agency's...
Sep 14, 2022 Anthony Quintano / CC
Commissioners approve Community Health Agency budget line item increases
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved a series of budget line item increases totaling about $1.3 million on Tuesday that were submitted by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. J...
Sep 14, 2022
Coldwater Schools and Pansophia Academy closed Wednesday due to dense fog
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Dense fog led to the cancellation of classes on Wednesday for students in the Coldwater Community School district and at Pansophia Academy. It was the first cancellation of ...
Sep 14, 2022 Rebecca Siegel / CC
"Suicidal suspect" who shot at Branch County deputies taken into custody
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 39-year-old man from Monroe who was described as suicidal was taken into custody Tuesday night near Eaton Rapids after a chase that went through several counties. Th...
Sep 14, 2022
City Council gives Concord Excavating change order approval for additional sidewalk repair work
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a resolution on Monday night which awarded additional sidewalk repair work to Concord Excavating & Grading of Concord. City Manager Keith...
Sep 13, 2022
South Monroe Street "Hoptober Fest" to be held on a Friday night this year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The third annual Hoptober Fest will be held on a Friday night this year. This years event on South Monroe between U.S. 12 and West Pearl is scheduled for September 30th from 5:0...
Sep 13, 2022 Courtesy Hoptoberfest 2022
