Author Archives: Jim Measel
Exclusive-Guinea rail builders blast in chimp habitat, no plan to protect apes
By Helen Reid and Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A Chinese-backed consortium building infrastructure for a massive iron ore mine in Guinea started blasting a railway tunnel in a habitat for a cri...
Aug 17, 2021
Explosion and fire destroys boat on Huyck Lake
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - An explosion and fire destroyed a boat on Huyck Lake just before noon on Sunday. The Branch County Sheriff's Department reports the incident took place as 34-year-old ...
Aug 16, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Over 4,800 Consumers customers in Branch County still without power
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Over 4,800 Consumer's Energy customers in Branch County are starting a new week without power following a pair of vicious storms on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Over ...
Aug 16, 2021 Crystal / CC
Child driven golf cart rolls over in Kinderhook Twp, Coldwater woman injured
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater woman was injured Sunday afternoon when a golf cart operated by a young child rolled over on Dragon Shores Drive and West Copeland Road in Kinderhook Towns...
Aug 16, 2021
Out of state crews called in to help Consumer's crews restore power
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Crews from as far away as Kentucky and other states will be in Michigan on Thursday, helping Consumers Energy crews restore electric service to customers following storms on Tuesd...
Aug 12, 2021
CBPU reports 345 customers lost power due to Wednesday's storms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater BPU Director Jeff Budd says at the peak of Wednesday's outages, they had roughly 345 customers without power over several areas. Budd says the outages were primarily t...
Aug 12, 2021 Tree and wires down on Pelton west of North Clay in Coldwater. Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Lightning leads to house fire on Liberty Street, damage estimated at $5,000
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A lightning strike from Wednesday afternoon's severe storm led to a fire which caused about $5,000 worth of damage to a home in the 100 block of Liberty Street. Coldwater Fire M...
Aug 11, 2021 RonAlmog / CC
Severe storms knock out power for thousands, airport reports 48 MPH wind gust
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Yet another round of severe storms pounded the area on Wednesday afternoon leaving behind downed power lines and trees. The latest round of stormy weather to hit Branch Coun...
Aug 11, 2021 Courtesy Village of Union City
COVID-19 surge continues in Branch County, Burns expresses frustrations to Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The latest information from the Centers for Disease Control shows for the period between August 3 and this past Monday, Branch County and neighboring counties are in the high ca...
Aug 11, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Reading gets $250,000 state grant for Michigan Street project
READING, MI (WTVB) - Reading is among 25 villages and cities in Michigan with populations less than 10,000 that will be getting a share of $3.7 million in road funding grants throughthe Transportation...
Aug 11, 2021
