Category Archives: Top News Stories
Union City's "Hometown Gazette" to cease publication on August 17
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The owners of the "Hometown Gazette" have announced the newspaper will shut down after its August 17 edition. Owners Andrea and Troy Tennyson said in a post on the paper's Face...
Jul 19, 2022 Courtesy Hometown Gazette
Mightycause fundraising campaign begins for Coach Eby Center gymnasium
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coach Eby Youth and Family Center has launched a fundraiser in an effort to restore the 105-year-old gymnasium to its former glory. The Mightycause, A Community Thrives, Gan...
Jul 19, 2022 Photo courtesy Coach Eby Center
Children's Museum of Branch County begin fundraising effort for exhibit space at new downtown location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Children's Museum of Branch County will be moving to the former Taylor's Stationers building in the not to distant future. It was announced on Monday that the museum will be...
Jul 18, 2022 Courtesy Children's Museum of Branch County Facebook page
Gas prices still dropping, down to between $4.29 and $4.49 around Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Gas prices continue to go down after setting record highs in early June. Spotters for the web site gasbuddy.com reported gas prices in Branch County on Monday morning were m...
Jul 18, 2022 Robert Geiger / CC
Mescher returning as principal at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Brenda Mescher will be returning as the principal at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School. Mescher has worked for the past three years at Trine University's Education One progra...
Jul 18, 2022 Courtesy St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School Facebook page
Coldwater's "Entertainment Under the Stars" gets underway Tuesday at Heritage Park
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater's free annual concert series "Entertainment Under the Stars" gets underway on Tuesday night. For the third straight year, the concerts will be held in Heri...
Jul 15, 2022 Courtesy City of Coldwater
52nd Bronson Polish Festival takes place next week, opening ceremonies set for Thursday night
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - It's one of the biggest events in Branch County every summer. The 52nd Bronson Polish Festival starts next Thursday and will run through Saturday, July 23. The Opening Ceremonies ...
Jul 15, 2022 Bronson Polish Festival logo
911 Director says to Board they are still short of dispatchers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County 911 Director Bob Swick reported to the 911 Board of Wednesday there has been no change over the last month in the number of full time dispatchers they have employe...
Jul 15, 2022
Work on Branch County Enhanced 911 Project reported to be winding down
COLDWATER. MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz reported during a brief meeting of the Branch County 911 Board on Wednesday that work on the county's Enhanced 911 Project is winding down. Th...
Jul 14, 2022 Scary Side of Earth / CC
Gray guilty of vehicle theft, acquitted of home invasion following Circuit Court trial
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Quincy man was acquitted of a home invasion charge but a Branch County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of a motor vehicle theft following a trial on Tuesday. 22-year-old D...
Jul 14, 2022 KeithBurtis / CC
