COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Two of the three candidates in the hunt to replace current Branch County Probate Judge Fred Wood squared off last night in a special town hall forum sponsored by the Common Sense Patriots of Branch County.  Current County Prosecutor Terri Norris and former prosecutor Kirk Kashian spoke before the group of about 50 people, fielding questions on their experience and the structure of the court. 

The third candidate, attorney Chuck Lillis, was out of town due to a prior family commitment and unable to attend.  In a letter to the gathering, he stressed his experience in the private sector and what he described as his “outside-the-government-box” approach.