Author Archives: Jim Measel
MDOT reschedules I-69 work in Kinderhook Township to start Friday
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation has rescheduled for a third time a repair project on I-69 in southern Branch County. The work is now scheduled to start Frida...
Sep 21, 2021
Monday fire destroys barn in northeast Branch County
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A fire which broke out just before 12:00 noon on Monday destroyed a barn in Butler Township. The blaze at 1164 Litchfield Road was reported at 11:47 a.m.. Litchfield Fire ...
Sep 21, 2021 liz west / CC
Tappenden updates Historic District Commission on downtown improvement programs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - City of Coldwater Economic Development Coordinator Audrey Tappenden brought the Historic District Commission up to date Monday night on a pair of programs designed to stimulate ...
Sep 21, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: DOVE Ag Services at St. Joseph County Grange Fair this week
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The staff at DOVE Ag Services will be attending the St. Joseph County Grange Fair in Centreville this week so their office will be closing early on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. so the...
Sep 21, 2021
Stolen hickory logs being investigated by St. Joe County deputies
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department says they are investigating the stealing of several hickory logs from Nottawa Township. A news release issued by the department stat...
Sep 21, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Coldwater finishes third in final I-8 Jamboree of the season at Coldwater Golf Course
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater hosted the last Interstate 8 Jamboree of the season on Monday and came away with a third place finish with a team score of 204. Jackson Lumen Christi won the event wit...
Sep 21, 2021 The 2021 Coldwater Cardinal varsity girls golf team. (Photo credit: Prater Studios)
Branch County under a Flood Watch until Thursday, heavy rain expected in the area
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - With heavy rain in the forecast, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Branch, Hillsdale, Calhoun ...
Sep 21, 2021 Courtesy National Weather Service
Jones sent back to prison for violating probation on drug charge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was sent back to prison on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court for violating his probation. 47-year-old Terrill Kirk Jones was ordered to serve between 17 mont...
Sep 20, 2021 Jumilla / CC
Widener takes over UC football program after "indefinite suspension" of Colborn
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Union City's 26-20 overtime win over Reading last Friday night came at the end of a week that featured a coaching change in the football program. Union City High School Athleti...
Sep 20, 2021
Donations now being accepted for annual Tibbits auction in November
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Organizers and volunteers for the 42nd Annual Tibbits Auction are now accepting donations. The deadline for donations is October 16. Items must be new, vintage, or gently used a...
Sep 20, 2021 Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
