Author Archives: Jim Measel
Bronson Township armed robbery suspect lodged in St. Joseph County Jail
BRONSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A 25-year-old man from Sturgis has been arrested following a Friday afternoon armed robbery in Bronson Township. Branch County Sheriff's Department Undersheriff Keith Eic...
Oct 25, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Nearly two more inches of rain measured at Bloom Dairy Farm since midday Sunday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The soggy weather of October continues to hang around. The Michigan State University Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Farm west of Coldwater has measured...
Oct 25, 2021 Diamond T Design
BUSINESS BEAT: State Farm and Agent Steve Franks makes donation to BCCADASV
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. In observance, agent Steve Franks and State Farm Insurance has partnered to make a $2,000 donation to the Branch County Coalition A...
Oct 25, 2021
Boyfriend charged in strangulation death of Colon woman
COLON, MI (WTVB) - St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says the death of a Colon woman just over a week ago has been ruled a homicide by strangulation and that her boyfriend has been charged wit...
Oct 25, 2021
Quincy CC teams record nine PR's in Gobles Little Guys Invitational
GOBLES, MI (WTVB) - Quincy competed with nine other schools on Saturday at the Little Guys Invitational hosted by Gobles High School. The Orioles had nine new personal records during the meet. The Ori...
Oct 25, 2021
Sheriff Pollack confident local funds can be raised for BCSD drone
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff John Pollack is confident the community at large in the county will make the necessary donations to fund his proposal to purchase a drone for his departmen...
Oct 25, 2021 Branch County Sheriff John Pollack (Photo by MWC's Jim Whelan)
Union City and Tekonsha earn MHSAA football playoff berths
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A three game winning streak to end the season helped the Union City Chargers earn a spot in the Michigan High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The pairings were a...
Oct 24, 2021
Bronson wins Big 8 Conference volleyball title, UC finishes third
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Bronson rolled to a Big 8 Conference volleyball title Saturday by defeating Quincy 25-12, 25-7; Homer 25-13, 25-12; Reading 25-12-25-18; Union City in the semi finals 25-12, 25-13 ...
Oct 24, 2021
Five CHS runners earn Interstate-8 cross country All-Conference honors
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - For a second consecutive year, the Coldwater boy's cross-country team finished as Runners-up in the Interstate Eight Conference Championship Cross-Country Meet on Saturday. Harpe...
Oct 23, 2021
7.6% pay raise for Branch County employees to be considered by Board of Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With a recent audit showing an additional one million dollars in the county's fund balance, the Branch County Board of Commissioners on Thursday brought forward to next week's m...
Oct 23, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
