Author Archives: Jim Measel
Florida woman injured in Tuesday afternoon crash on I-69
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Florida woman was injured Tuesday afternoon in a two vehicle crash on northbound I-69 near U.S. 12. Rescue crews were dispatched to the crash involving a car and a semi just a...
Aug 18, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
About 1,700 Consumers Energy customers including 263 in Branch County still out of power
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy reported Wednesday morning that 263 Branch County customers were still without power almost one week after two devastating storms ripped through the county ...
Aug 18, 2021 Consumer's Energy crews working on West Colon Road near Tripp Road on Tuesday. Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Two more SUP requests for proposed marijuana businesses approved by Planning Commission
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Planning Commission approved two Special Land Use Permit requests for proposed adult use recreational marijuana businesses on Monday night. One was from Highwire F...
Aug 17, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
First Branch County fall sports competitions scheduled for Wednesday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The first Branch County high school sports competitions for the fall are set for Wednesday. Coldwater's girls golf, boys soccer and boys tennis teams along with the Bronson ...
Aug 17, 2021
Pollack calls out drivers who disregarded Road Closed barricades following storm
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A frustrated Branch County Sheriff John Pollack called out drivers during Tuesday's Branch County Board of Commissioners work meeting who disregarded the "Road Closed" barricade...
Aug 17, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Watson given 25 to 50 year prison sentence on two sex crimes
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was ordered to serve between 25 and 50 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered no contest pleas...
Aug 17, 2021 Steve Mays / CC
Three arrested following burglary at Clear Lake Storage Garages
CLEAR LAKE, IN (WTVB) - Three persons were taken into custody in connection with last weekend's burglary of several storage units near Clear Lake, Indiana. Steuben County Sheriff Rodney Robinson says ...
Aug 17, 2021
CBPU crews to perform overnight emergency fiber maintenance to fix storm damage
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) will be performing emergency fiber maintenance during the overnight hours. Crews will start Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 12:00 a.m...
Aug 17, 2021
Safety improvements planned for Tibbits Opera House
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Safety improvements are planned for the Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater next year. Tibbits Development Director Andy French recently detailed the plans as he spoke to the Coldw...
Aug 17, 2021 Andy French, Development Director for the Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, speaking at the August 4, 2021 meeting of the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club.
(photo courtesy Jim Whelan)
CCS scaling back open houses due to recent COVID-19 numbers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Community Schools Superintendent Terry Ann Whelan said in a robocall update on district open houses set for Tuesday and Wednesday that due to the number of people that...
Aug 17, 2021 Marco Verch / CC
