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Two men swim to safety after boat capsizes on pond west of Coldwater
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two Coldwater men managed to swim to safety Sunday afternoon after their small boat capsized in a pond off of Harold Sellers Drive which is near U.S. 12 and the Capri Dri...
Jim Measel Nov 01, 2021

Coldwater Halloween Parade called a success after it attracts 25 entries
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Organizers are calling Saturday night's Halloween Parade in downtown Coldwater a success. This year's parade attracted 25 units. The award winners were the Coach Eby Center for ...
Jim Measel Nov 01, 2021 Photo courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce

CCS district voters asked to approve two bonding proposals totaling $67 million on Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Voters in the Coldwater Community School District will be asked to approve two bonding questions during Tuesday's election that would fund an expansion of Coldwater High School ...
Jim Measel Oct 30, 2021 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Damp and dreary October closes with even more rain in Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - To say the weather was soggy and just flat out miserable during the month of October would be an understatement. More rain fell on Friday and Saturday as the damp and dreary...
Jim Measel Oct 30, 2021 life.in.colour / CC

BCSD offering public tours of new Branch County Jail beginning next Thursday.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Public tours for the new Branch County Jail will start next Thursday, November 4. Branch County Sheriff John Pollack says tours will be offered throughout November but you will ...
Jim Measel Oct 29, 2021 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

Five Branch County Townships have nothing on the ballot this Tuesday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - With so few items on Tuesday's ballot, there will be some locations in Branch County where there will be no voting at all. Registered voters in Sherwood, Matteson, Bronson, ...
Jim Measel Oct 29, 2021 WyoFile WyoFile / CC

Over four hours of testimony heard in Ward preliminary exam, hearing to continue at later date
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Testimony in a Branch County District Court preliminary examination for a Coldwater man who in charged in connection with the April 12 death of a bicyclist north of Kinderhook l...
Jim Measel Oct 29, 2021 Chris Potter / CC

Risner gets 35 to 70 years in prison after Jackson County sex crime conviction
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was given a prison sentence of between 35 and 70 years in Jackson County on Thursday after he was convicted of first degree criminal sexual conduct. The jury last ...
Jim Measel Oct 28, 2021 michael scott / CC

City of Coldwater among three new cities for Michigan Main Street Program
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater along with Adrian and Rogers City have been selected by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to take part in the Select Level of the Michigan Main S...
Jim Measel Oct 28, 2021

Halloween activities in Branch County scheduled for Saturday and Sunday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - With Halloween falling on a Sunday this year, there will be a full weekend of activities throughout Branch County. Bronson and Union City trick-or-treating will take place o...
Jim Measel Oct 28, 2021 @ S@ndrine / CC

