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Coldwater man claims top prize in Michigan Lottery "Lucky For Life" game
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man won the top prize playing the Michigan Lottery's Lucky For Life game. 62-year-old Richard Morrill matched the five white balls drawn December 16 which were 08-10-1...
Jim Measel Mar 03, 2022 Courtesy Michigan Lottery

Coldwater area man sentenced in Steuben County for sex crime involving minor
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A Coldwater area man was ordered to serve jail time this week in Steuben County Circuit Court after he entered a guilty plea to a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor. Accordin...
Jim Measel Mar 03, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

CBPU Board approves engineering design proposal for Waterworks Park improvements
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors approved a proposal from Fishbeck Civil Engineering of Lansing Wednesday night for the professional engineering design...
Jim Measel Mar 02, 2022 Waterworks Park sign (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Organizers bringing back Swap Meet and Car Show on May 7 & 8 at Branch County Fairgrounds
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new organizers of the annual Coldwater Swap Meet and Car Show at the Branch County Fairgrounds have posted the...
Jim Measel Mar 02, 2022 Photo courtesy of Coldwater Car Show and Swap Meet Facebook page

More pain at the pump as gas prices continue to rise, up to $3.79 a gallon at some stations.
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - With oil trading Wednesday morning at $111 a barrel as the Russian-Ukraine conflict intensifies, gas prices around Branch County continue to surge. The web site www.gasbuddy...
Jim Measel Mar 02, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC

Presentation on ways to improve Chicago Street corridor presented to City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A nearly 50 minute presentation was made to the Coldwater City Council on Monday night about plans to improve and enhance the Chicago Street corridor between Clay and Sprague St...
Jim Measel Mar 01, 2022 Downtown Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

City Council approves sale of Thompson Blvd. MSHDA home to incoming CBPU Director
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a resolution and a sales agreement on Monday night that would allow the next Director of the Board of Public Utilities to buy the second hous...
Jim Measel Mar 01, 2022

Branch County moves down to "substantial risk" for spread of COVID-19 virus
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - For the first time since August 10 of last year, Branch County is out of the red as far as a key COVID-19 metric is concerned. Case rates have dropped to a point where the l...
Jim Measel Mar 01, 2022 Joint Base San Antonio

Noble Township B&E's being investigated by State Police
NOBLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a number of Breaking and Entering incidents as well as a Larceny in the 1200 block of Sielkens Road in Noble Township. Troo...
Jim Measel Feb 28, 2022 Paul Sableman / CC

Branch County schools lift mask requirements on buses following CDC action
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - After the Centers for Disease Control lifted the mask requirement for school buses last Friday, all of the Branch County school districts followed suit. As of Monday, masks ...
Jim Measel Feb 28, 2022 Coldwater Community School buses (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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