Author Archives: Jim Measel
City of Coldwater making contingent purchase of Jay Street property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - On a 6-2 vote, the Coldwater City Council gave the go ahead Monday night for the City to make a contingent acquisition of Industrial Park property at 335 Jay Street for $200,000...
Oct 27, 2025 Courtesy City of Coldwater
City Council approves easement request for County fiber project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A divided Coldwater City Council approved a request Monday night for a temporary construction easement over the southeast entrance drive area in the Tibbits Plaza parking lot on...
Oct 27, 2025 Coldwater City Attorney Amanda O'Boyle. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Decatur's defense and big plays lead to Union City defeat in crossover game
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Decatur Raiders used big plays and a stingy defense to defeat the Union City Chargers 20-8 on Friday night at Alumni Field in a Southwest 10/Big 8 Conference crossover game...
Oct 24, 2025 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Piggy has another .500 week for high school picks, 8-3 in college and pro games
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Pigskin Prophet had a second straight .500 record last week in his Branch County high school predictions but he went 8-3 in his college and NFL picks. Recapping last wee...
Oct 24, 2025
LifeCare Ambulance hits Branch County benchmarks for responses over last three months
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After missing their benchmarks for response times in Branch County during the first two quarters of 2025, LifeCare Ambulance had a better report for Branch County Commissioners ...
Oct 24, 2025 Courtesy LifeCare Ambulance Facebook page
Branch County fiber installation project almost halfway done
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County broadband project which will provide internet service to underserved areas is almost halfway done. Todd Kruse from Frontier Communications said in his quarterl...
Oct 23, 2025 Richard Patterson / CC
Tentative contract agreement reached with SEIU for Circuit Court employees
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A tentative three year contract agreement with the union representing Branch County Circuit Court employees is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Commissioners during the...
Oct 22, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
New downtown Coldwater restaurant opens; another sold and renamed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A new downtown Coldwater restaurant is scheduled to open for lunch on Thursday while a long time gathering place has been sold and renamed. Branch County Economic Development Co...
Oct 22, 2025 Courtesy of Cedar Grill's Facebook page
Quincy Township and Village of Quincy working on permanent police coverage contract
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Negotiations are continuing between the Village of Quincy and Quincy Township that could lead to a permanent agreement that would have the Quincy Police Department providing servic...
Oct 20, 2025 Courtesy Quincy Police Department Facebook page
Big 8/Southwest 10 football crossover matchups set for next weekend
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A change has been made in the format for this week's crossover games involving the Big 8 Conference and the Southwest 10. In order to avoid duplicate matchups from earlier t...
Oct 19, 2025
