Author Archives: Jim Measel
BUSINESS BEAT: Applebee's donating money to Coldwater Athletics
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Applebee's restaurant at 787 East Chicago in Coldwater will be helping out Coldwater Cardinal Athletics on Monday evening. Applebee's will be donating 20 percent of their or...
Sep 27, 2024
Legg cross country teams compete at Parkside Middle School invite
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Legg Middle School cross country teams competed at the Parkside Middle School Invitational on Thursday. There were 19 teams in total who competed. For this race, the 6th ...
Sep 27, 2024 The 2024 Legg Middle School girls cross country team. (Photo credit: Prater Studios)
Legg Middle School volleyball teams lose matches to Pennfield
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Legg Middle School girls volleyball teams took on Pennfield on Thursday night. The 8th grade A team lost 24-26, 19-25. Hadley Schabloski had an all around great game with si...
Sep 27, 2024 The 2024 Legg Middle School 8th Grade "A" girls volleyball team. (Photo credit: Prater Studios)
Women Who Care of Branch County donates over $6,900 to Aira of Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Women Who Care of Branch County voted during their August meeting to donate 75 percent of the funds from the meeting to Aira of Coldwater while the rest will go into the group's...
Sep 26, 2024 Pictured is Salwa Alsuraimi of Aira, Inc. receiving a donation for $6,925 from Branch County Women Who Care Steering Committee members Rachel Everett, Erica Pelfrey, and Ashley Ford.
Enrollment for BISD Head Start going well, open classrooms being filled
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch Intermediate School District Early Education Assistant Superintendent Cynthia Hutson reported to the Board of Directors on Wednesday that as of September 13 they were at ...
Sep 26, 2024 Photo courtesy of BISD Facebook page
Branch County August unemployment rate drops to 4.5 percent
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Figures released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed Branch County's unemployment rate dropped in August to four-point-five percent....
Sep 26, 2024 Kevin Smith / CC
Coldwater Township Planning Commission okays solar permit and site plan
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Another solar energy system project in Branch County is a step closer to becoming a reality. The Coldwater Township Planning Commission approved a special land use perm...
Sep 26, 2024 Courtesy Coldwater Township Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: One Tree Bar installed at Jim's Place
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In case you were wondering about the activity in recent days at Jim's Place on South Monroe, they were installing the One Tree Bar. Downtown Development Authority Board Chair Mi...
Sep 26, 2024 Courtesy Jim's Place Facebook page
State Senate passes bill to honor fallen Hillsdale County deputy
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A bill to honor Hillsdale County Deputy William Butler Junior was approved unanimously by the Michigan Senate on Wednesday. The measure is sponsored by Senator Joseph Bellino. The...
Sep 26, 2024
NWS confirms four area twisters from Tuesday's storm including EF-0 tornado near Camden
CAMDEN, MI (WTVB) - A small EF-0 tornado two miles southeast of Camden was one of four confirmed tornados that struck the area on Tuesday. The National Weather Service says the tornado near Camden had...
Sep 25, 2024 Courtesy National Weather Service Facebook page
