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Courthouse furnishings on track to be under budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Furnishings for the renovated Branch County Courthouse are now expected to come in well below budget. County Administrator Frank Walsh in a memo to commissioners says the overal...
Jul 31, 2025 Proposed Branch County Circuit Court room. Courtesy Branch County web site and Abonmarche Byce
Parade to kick off 95th Branch County Fair on Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 95th Branch County Fair Parade is set to kick off a week full of events on Saturday afternoon. Fair Manager Alyssa Blond says if you haven't registered to be apart of the pa...
Jul 31, 2025
Hudson sentenced in meth case
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was sentenced to 48 months to 18 years in prison this week after pleading no contest to meth charges in May and then failing to appear for sentencing in June. 40...
Jul 31, 2025 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
BHSJCHA to offer one stop health screenings for kindergartners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Back to school time is just around the corner and the to do list for parents can sometimes be daunting. The Branch, Hillsdale, St Joseph Community Health Agency is offering one ...
Jul 30, 2025
Coldwater Lake State Park to get restoration improvements due to $30,000 Coldwater Solar grant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Solar has announced the recipients of $150,000 awarded through the Apex Clean Energy Conservation Grant Program, with $30,000 going to a conservation project in southe...
Jul 30, 2025
Walsh gives update on courtroom renovation project to Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh gave the Board of Commissioners the latest timeline on the courthouse renovation project during their meeting on Tuesday. He said the ren...
Jul 29, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
BHSJCHA once again asks residents to report harmful algal blooms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In anticipation of algal blooms on local water bodies due to the recent hot weather and storms, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has once again issued inf...
Jul 29, 2025 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency
Children's Museum of Branch County and Economy Garage in Bronson awarded Match on Main grants
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The latest Match on Main grants from the State of Michigan will be benefiting both Coldwater and Bronson. As part of $1.49 million in grants awarded to small local businesses fr...
Jul 29, 2025 Children's Museum of Branch County (courtesy Coldwater Country.com)
AUDIO: Union City Schools hosting forum on bond issue tonight
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Union City Schools will be hosting a question and answer forum this evening to field questions from the community on the bond issue that will be on the ballot next Tuesday. Sup...
Jul 29, 2025
Relief from heat and humidity arrives by the end of the week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After days of sweltering heat and high humidity some much welcomed relief is on the way by the end of the week. The National Weather Service says we will have almost fall like t...
Jul 29, 2025
