Author Archives: Jim Measel
BUSINESS BEAT: Short's Root Beer Stand opens for another season
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's sure sign that spring has arrived in Coldwater. Short's Root Beer Stand at 378 West Chicago is now open for the season. Short's Root Beer Stand opened in March of 2013 and ...
Mar 13, 2025 Courtesy Short's Root Beer stand
Algansee unoccupied structure fire blamed on discarded staining materials
ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A busy week for area firefighters continued on Wednesday afternoon as a structure fire broke out in the 400 block of South Fremont Road just north of Warren Road. Quincy...
Mar 13, 2025 Courtesy Quincy Fire Department Facebook page
Large police presence in Ovid Township during MSP/SWET investigation
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police and the Southwest Enforcement Team were busy on Wednesday executing search warrants at four locations in Branch County. Three of the warrants were exec...
Mar 12, 2025 Michigan State Police logo
Two suspects busted by Steuben County Sheriff's Department on numerous drug charges
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) - Two Angola residents were arrested Wednesday morning after the Steuben County Sheriff's Department seized a large quantity of suspected drugs. The Sheriff's Department s...
Mar 12, 2025 Courtesy Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Coldwater City Council approves asbestos removal bids for two city owned structures
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a bid of just under $27,000 from Adrian Environmental of Britton, Michigan on Monday night for asbestos abatement and removal from two city o...
Mar 12, 2025 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube Channel
Effort to hire temporary agency for Branch County 911 put on hold
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County 911 Director Bob Swick told the 911 Board on Wednesday that after looking into the background of a Colorado based employment company, they have put an effort to hi...
Mar 12, 2025
Wortz says HB 4206 would reduce number of deer by offering free doe hunting licenses
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - With the increased number of car-deer crashes along with crops being destroyed due to the growing deer population, 35th District State Representative Jennifer Wortz has introduced...
Mar 12, 2025
Wortz says HB 4206 would reduce number of deer by offering free doe hunting licenses
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - With the increased number of car-deer crashes along with crops being destroyed due to the growing deer population, 35th District State Representative Jennifer Wortz has introduced...
Mar 12, 2025 Rep. Jennifer Wortz, R-Quincy, submits House Bill 4206 for introduction at the Michigan State Capitol on Thursday, March 6, 2025. HB 4206, formally introduced the following Tuesday, would offer two free doe tags to every Michigan hunter.
BUSINESS BEAT: Coldwater Chamber attracted 41 new members in '24
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It was reported during last Thursday's Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner that the Chamber attracted 41 new members during 2024. The Chamber now has a total of 447...
Mar 12, 2025
Bronson City Council approves architecture contract for City Hall/BPD project
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson City Council approved an architecture contract with Martin and Riley of Fort Wayne on Monday night for the City Hall and Police Department building project. The city w...
Mar 11, 2025 Courtesy City of Bronson You Tube Channel
