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Gas prices soar, Michigan average at $3.33, Branch County prices spike to $3.39
DEARBORN, MI (WTVB) - You're digging deeper into your wallet to pay for gas these days and there maybe no relief in sight. Triple-A Michigan says average gas prices in Michigan jumped a whopping 12 ce...
Oct 11, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
Sauk River Drive reopens after water main and paving project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The barricades are down and Sauk River Drive in Coldwater has reopened to traffic. Sauk River Drive between South Sprague and South Willowbrook Road has been closed for five mon...
Oct 10, 2021 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Agreements to extend South Monroe lease and option to purchase on Council agenda
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council will be asked Monday night to introduce a pair of agreements which would give Broadway Grille owner Scott Ladd 24 additional months to submit an appli...
Oct 10, 2021
Stormy weather apparently led to almost 1,500 Consumers Energy customer outages
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Nearly 1,500 Consumers Energy customers in Branch County lost their power Friday as lightning and drenching rains went through Branch County. The weather apparently caused t...
Oct 08, 2021 Daniel Borman / CC
Children's Museum of Branch County gets $5,000 "A Community Thrives" grant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Children's Museum of Branch County has received a $5,000 "A Community Thrives" grant from the USA TODAY NETWORK and the Gannett Foundation. Museum Board Member Shana Grife s...
Oct 08, 2021
Soggy fall continues with heavy rain on Friday, over an inch measured in one hour
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The soggy fall is not only hampering harvest plans but is turning Branch County into a gigantic sponge. Friday's heavy rainfall marked the ninth day out of the last 18 that ...
Oct 08, 2021 Diamond T Design
Apportionment Commission scheduled to review maps for 5 or 7 Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Apportionment Commission is scheduled to meet Friday afternoon as they continue to work on possibly redrawing County Commissioner districts. The 2020 U.S. Cens...
Oct 08, 2021 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Commissioners bring marine patrol boat repairs forward to next week's meeting
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted during their work session on Thursday to bring forward a request from the Sheriff's Department to repair one of the department's m...
Oct 07, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Nearly a dozen Branch County employee reclassification requests have been submitted in 2021
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Two more county employee reclassification requests have been submitted to Branch County Administrator Bud Norman. One was from Interim 911 Director Jean Ratkowski to reclassify ...
Oct 07, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Rumsey expresses frustration with city's work on Landscaping Ordinance amendments
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A member of the Coldwater Planning Commission expressed his displeasure Monday night with the amount of time it has taken for the City of Coldwater to put together a Landscaping...
Oct 07, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
