Category Archives: Top News Stories
Walsh formally presents 2026 Branch County budget to Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh formally presented the county's proposed 2026 budget during the Board of Commissioners work session on Thursday morning. The combined 202...
Oct 09, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Angola banning sex offenders from city owned parks
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - The city of Angola has taken the final action on an ordinance that will ban sex offenders from city owned parks after a proposal from Park Superintendent Matt Hannah. The Angola Co...
Oct 09, 2025
Batavia Township approves Adventure Zone liquor license
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Adventure Zone of Coldwater has been approved for a Class C liquor license by the Batavia Township board. The decision came this week, following a discussion that weighed...
Oct 09, 2025
Coldwater Community Schools to hold community engagement sessions on 2026 bond proposal to fund high school renovations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - District officials says Coldwater High School, which was originally built in 1956, is in need of extensive renovations to address aging infrastructure and outdated facilities. A...
Oct 09, 2025 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Communications Board recommends adding non-public safety users to radio system
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County 911 Communications Board decided on Wednesday to pursue adding non-public safety users to the 911 radio system. Currently, the only non-public safety user is t...
Oct 08, 2025 okiepony / Depositphotos.com
Rain does little to offer relief from drought conditions
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Recent rains this week are offering little in the way of providing relief from the drought conditions that have had a grip on Branch County. The National Weather Service says Co...
Oct 08, 2025
Fall leaf pick up set to begin in Bronson
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - As the leaves begin to fall, residence in Bronson can now begin to place them between the sidewalk and the curb for pick up through the end of the season. The city is asking resid...
Oct 08, 2025
Branch County Sheriff's Department hoping increase in deputy pay will address staff shortages
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department's proposed $7.03 million budget for 2026 includes a $1.5 million increase from the 2025 budget, aiming to address staffing challenges and ...
Oct 08, 2025
Branch County Sheriff drone tracks suspect hiding in woods
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff Department has released details of an arrest last Friday in which a drone was used to track a wanted female in the woods. Deputies responded t...
Oct 07, 2025
Bronson Police holding Hiring Event Wednesday afternoon
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - With the departure of several officers recently and facing a staffing shortage, the Bronson Police Department is holding A Hiring Event and Open House Wednesday from 3 -7 p.m. for...
Oct 07, 2025
