Author Archives: Jim Measel
Two men swim to safety after boat capsizes on pond west of Coldwater
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two Coldwater men managed to swim to safety Sunday afternoon after their small boat capsized in a pond off of Harold Sellers Drive which is near U.S. 12 and the Capri Dri...
Nov 01, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: Local Credit Union Branch Manager taking part in "One Night Without a Home"
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - BlueOx Credit Union Coldwater Branch Manager Drew Boucher will be taking part in "One Night Without a Home" on Tuesday night. This is a Coldwater community event in which volunt...
Nov 01, 2021 Photo courtesy BlueOx Credit Union
Coldwater Halloween Parade called a success after it attracts 25 entries
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Organizers are calling Saturday night's Halloween Parade in downtown Coldwater a success. This year's parade attracted 25 units. The award winners were the Coach Eby Center for ...
Nov 01, 2021 Photo courtesy Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce
Coldwater boys finished 4th at X-Country Regional, Aerts and Lafty advanced to MIS
PORTAGE, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater boys finished fourth on Saturday at the M.H.S.A.A. Division Two Cross Country Regional meet in Portage and came within just four points of qualifying as a team for t...
Oct 30, 2021 The 2021 Coldwater Cardinal boys cross country team. (Photo credit: Prater Studios)
CCS district voters asked to approve two bonding proposals totaling $67 million on Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Voters in the Coldwater Community School District will be asked to approve two bonding questions during Tuesday's election that would fund an expansion of Coldwater High School ...
Oct 30, 2021 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Damp and dreary October closes with even more rain in Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - To say the weather was soggy and just flat out miserable during the month of October would be an understatement. More rain fell on Friday and Saturday as the damp and dreary...
Oct 30, 2021 life.in.colour / CC
Bronson boys win D3 Cross Country regional title, Reif and Swick advance to MIS
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Bronson won the M.H.S.A.A. boys cross country Division Three regional #23 title and qualified for the State Finals at Michigan International Speedway as a team on Friday at Ella S...
Oct 29, 2021
BCSD offering public tours of new Branch County Jail beginning next Thursday.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Public tours for the new Branch County Jail will start next Thursday, November 4. Branch County Sheriff John Pollack says tours will be offered throughout November but you will ...
Oct 29, 2021 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Fire millage renewal on Tuesday's ballot in Bethel Township
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Voters in Bethel Township will be asked on Tuesday to renew a millage for five years that would help pay for fire protection and equipment. Bethel Township is one of six t...
Oct 29, 2021 Courtesy Bronson Fire Department
Five Branch County Townships have nothing on the ballot this Tuesday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - With so few items on Tuesday's ballot, there will be some locations in Branch County where there will be no voting at all. Registered voters in Sherwood, Matteson, Bronson, ...
Oct 29, 2021 WyoFile WyoFile / CC
