Coldwater News

The following local students have been named to the Spring Arbor University dean's list for the spring 2009 semester: Alyssa Eubank and Brian Roth, both of Battle Creek; Christina Becker of Coldwater; Christina Stiemsma and Katie Stiemsma, both of Dowling, and Michelle Coats of Marshall.

A Republican task force spearheaded by a local lawmaker and charged with finding ways to boost agriculture - one of the state's top industries - is coming to the Howell area this month to listen to advice and concerns from the public.

If you have aches, cramps or pain in your legs when you walk or exercise, it may be a sign that the arteries in your legs are becoming narrowed or blocked.

Why is it we can share the road with big rigs, cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, SUVs, mopeds, scooters, bicycles, Amish buggies, etc., but when we enter in a golf cart, certain people are up in arms? I do not mean this to offend anybody, but how can the Amish community get away with traveling down the road with a parent holding a child in the ...

Great music, dance and comedy weave together into an infectious evening of entertainment as Tibbits Summer Theatre presents "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opening Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Max Larsen Elementary School in Coldwater was presented with the traveling trophy on Wednesday for having the highest percentage of students participate in the fifth annual CHC Foundation Fun Run/Walk. The trophy was presented to Rosie Rial Physical Education teacher and Audrey Burgher, Principal at Max Larsen, and students and teachers: Nicholas ...

Calhoun County Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Rae, D-Battle Creek, has been recommended to represent the county on the FireKeepers Casino local revenue sharing board, County Administrator Kelli Sproule said Friday.

Downtown Coldwater is gearing up for the annual Strawberryfest and Craft Sale in downtown Coldwater Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- come rain or shine.

Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, Mich., began as an idea art gallery owner H.C. Lewis proposed to Barton S. Tibbits, mayor of Coldwater, according to www.tibbits.org . Although the two men planned to fund and build the opera house, Lewis backed out.

NILES BENSIDOUN FRENCH MARKET AND ARTISAN FAIRE: Open in downtown Niles. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays through Oct.

A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B from B+ and issuer credit rating to a oebba from a oebbb-a of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Branch County .

Mary Lou Millett, 86, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Tuesday evening, May 12, 2009, at Drew's Place of Coldwater in Coldwater, Mich.

You can be a VIP Guest on Saturday morning by having breakfast with President & Mrs.

If you see a big, yellow, rather large duck jogging around Branch County, you can bet it's Fluffy the Duck in training again for the 16th Annual Great Hospice Duck Race.

Community volunteer, Pam Hawley would like to see a Farmers' Market in Coldwater.

US aluminum alloy maker Aleris plans to idle its Coldwater, Michigan, and other secondary aluminum alloy plants due to US automotive makers General Motors and Chrysler planning to shut their plants for several months, a company spokeswoman late Wednesday.

It's hard to believe -- It has been eight years since a group of community supporters formed a committee to raise dollars for Holiday Decorations.

Branch County Deputies were dispatched at approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of North Angola Road in Coldwater Township to discover a white male deceased in a vehicle.

On Friday, May 15th, the Hospital Enhancement Program will kick-off its 14th year of offering area students an opportunity to have their individual artwork displayed at the Community Health Center of Branch County .

The Vietnam Moving Wall arrived into Coldwater Wednesday morning with a police & flanged by a huge motorcycle escort with over 70 motorcyclists of the American Legion, Eagles & Patriot Riders as well as independent riders, from the Hampton Inn to Coldwater's Heritage Park.