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Bronson man arraigned following alleged choking of woman in his apartment
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Bronson man was arraigned Wednesday in Branch County District Court on three charges after he allegedly choked a woman in his South Matteson Street apartment. 35-year-old Kris...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Rumble Press / CC

ZBA rehearing scheduled on Cheryl Ann Drive fence variance request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Planner Dean Walrack said during Wednesday's Zoning Board of Appeals meeting that a rehearing will have to be held next month on a pair of variance requests from ...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Coldwater American Legion Post hosting free Thanksgiving dinner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Are you a newcomer to the area and need a place to feel welcome this Thanksgiving? Are you short of cash and unable to afford a Thanksgiving meal or are you simply looking to en...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Calgary Reviews / CC

Tanker truck destroys pedestrian bridge north of Angola
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A pedestrian trail bridge over some wetlands near the Six Autumns Restaurant north of Angola was destroyed on Wednesday morning when a tanker truck drove onto it and crushed it. It...
Jim Measel Nov 18, 2021 Photo courtesy of Hometown Media in Angola

PCRH packed, Michigan hospitals at 82 percent capacity due to recent COVID-19 surge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday that the State of Michigan leads the country in the number of COVID-19 cases per population over the last seven days. The recent ...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021 Navy Medicine

GoFundMe page set up for family who lost their home in Saturday Kinderhook Township fire
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A family who lost everything in a fire last Saturday afternoon in Kinderhook Township is trying to put their lives back together. Kati Snyder, her fianc Tony, their tw...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021

COVID-19 cases force Pansophia Academy secondary students to go to virtual instruction
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Pansophia Academy students in the sixth through 12th grade will be switched to virtual instruction for Wednesday and Thursday due to seven COVID-19 cases being reported in those...
Jim Measel Nov 17, 2021 Courtesy Pansophia Academy

Planning Commission approves draft of changes to Landscaping Ordinance
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After over two years of discussion which included the city hiring a consultant, the Coldwater Planning Commission approved a draft of proposed changes to the city's landscaping ...
Jim Measel Nov 16, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Planning Commission approves Special Land Use for 312 unit Willowbrook complex
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Special Land Use Permit request for a proposed 312 unit Multi-Family Residential development on almost 20 acres along North Willowbrook Road was approved by the Coldwater Plan...
Jim Measel Nov 15, 2021

Ten point buck smashes through Sturgis church window
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - A ten point buck smashed through a window at a church on the north side of Sturgis Monday morning on the opening day of the firearms deer season. When three members of the Grace S...
Jim Measel Nov 15, 2021
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