Category Archives: Top News Stories
CFD reports record number of service calls in 2021, fire responses rise steadily over five years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz says in his annual report that will be presented to the City Council on Monday night that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on everyone duri...
Feb 28, 2022 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sturgis man facing 39 counts for being in possession of fake ID cards and counterfeit money tools
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A traffic stop in St. Joseph County on Friday night led to the booking of a 40-year-old Sturgis man on 39 felony counts. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says de...
Feb 28, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Two passengers in Sunday crash flown out in serious condition
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two passengers in a single-vehicle crash in southern Branch County just before noon Sunday were flown by helicopter to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo in serious condition. Th...
Feb 27, 2022 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Coldwater business receives state grant to expand meat processing and more, with new retail location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has awarded a Coldwater area business a $70,000 grant to setting up a brick and mortar location for meat processing ...
Feb 26, 2022 The Butternut Ridge Beef farm at 457 Dayburg Road, Coldwater M( (courtesy of Butternut Ridge Beef)
Prosecutor says suspected Coldwater Golf Course thief now charged with five other area business break-ins
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 36-year-old Coldwater man who was charged in the break-in at the Coldwater Golf Course clubhouse earlier this month has now been charged with break-ins at other area businesse...
Feb 25, 2022 A Michigan State Police cruiser outside the Coldwater Golf Course after a break-in Feb. 13, 2022 (courtesy of the Michigan State Police)
Weight restrictions on Branch County roads start Tuesday morning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's a sign that spring is not that far away. Rising and falling temperatures and the impact on roads mean that yearly weight restrictions on roads in Branch County will be enfo...
Feb 24, 2022
Walberg calls Putin "a thug", Stabenow and Peters also condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVB) - Michigan seventh district Republican Congressman Tim Walberg called Russian leader Vladimir Putin "a thug" in a statement his office released on Thursday morning following Ru...
Feb 24, 2022 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's Facebook page
Downtown survey results presented to DDA Board as Main Street Program gets rolling
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Results of a recent survey concerning downtown Coldwater were presented Wednesday night both in person and on the City of Coldwater's You Tube channel. The survey was conducted ...
Feb 24, 2022
BISD Board names Scharer new Assistant Superintendent and CTE Director
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District Board of Education approved the hiring of Dustin Scharer on Wednesday as the new Assistant Superintendent and Director of Career and Tech...
Feb 23, 2022
Winter Weather Advisory issued for mixed precipitation, 2 to 4 inches of snow
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory which includes Branch County that is in effect from 200 p.m. Thursday afternoon to 800 a.m. Friday morning....
Feb 23, 2022
