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"Operation Mustache Removal" complete, Ortiz shaves off Beeman's mustache
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The mustache worn by Coldwater Deputy Police Chief Patrick Beeman for many years was shaved off on Tuesday as part of a fund raising effort to help out a pair of local charities...
Jim Measel Dec 14, 2021 Coldwater Second Ward Councilperson Cisco Ortiz (L) shaves Coldwater Deputy Police Chief Patrick Beeman's mustache (R) in a ceremony that was streamed on Facebook Live Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

Coldwater could get Opioid lawsuit settlement funds in the future
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker told the City Council on Monday night they have received notification they are an eligible entity under the national Opioid Settlement. The St...
Jim Measel Dec 14, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC

Missing Hillsdale County girl found "safe and sound" by Michigan State Police
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - It's a happy ending in the search for a Hillsdale County girl who had been missing during the overnight hours. The Michigan State Police at Jackson say 10-year-old Zoe See...
Jim Measel Dec 14, 2021

BHSJCHA now offering Pfizer booster doses to those 16 and 17 year old
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Based on the new recommendation from the CDC, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is now offering Pfizer booster doses to all residents age 16 and 17. They s...
Jim Measel Dec 13, 2021 Felton Davis / CC

Health Board renews Burns contract for one year with 10 percent pay increase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health approved a one year contract renewal for Health Officer Rebecca Burns on Monday after conducting her year...
Jim Measel Dec 13, 2021

Bronson Fire Chief thanks numerous "amazing" people following Caudill blaze
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Bronson Fire Chief Scott Wilber has thanked numerous people who he calls amazing people following last Tuesday's fire which destroyed a decades old farm house on the Caudill prope...
Jim Measel Dec 13, 2021 Courtesy of Bronson Fire Department Facebook

City Council to consider update to video surveillance system at Public Safety Building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council will be asked by Public Safety Director Joe Scheid on Monday night to approve his request to update the current video surveillance system at the Coldw...
Jim Measel Dec 13, 2021 Coldwater Public Safety building (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

1,800 Consumers Energy customers in Branch County lose power in wind storm
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A fast moving cold front which featured strong winds gusting up to 60 mph in some areas caused the power to go out for nearly 1,800 Consumer's Energy customers in Branch Cou...
Jim Measel Dec 13, 2021

Consumers Energy says it's making "significant progress" to restore power from wind storm
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Consumers Energy officials say restoration crews have made significant progress Sunday to restore power to more than 95,000 customers following a severe storm featurin...
Ken Delaney Dec 12, 2021

Dense fog a factor as Bronson resident is injured in Friday morning Hillsdale County crash
HILLSDALE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Friday morning's dense fog was a factor in a Hillsdale County crash which sent a Bronson woman and her juvenile passenger to ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. The ...
Jim Measel Dec 11, 2021

