Author Archives: Jim Measel
Storms knock out power for nearly 200 Branch County Consumer's Energy customers
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Strong storms that went through early Thursday morning caused about 200 Consumer's Energy customers in Branch County to lose their electricity. Most of the outages were in t...
Jul 29, 2021 Daniel Borman / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: ProMedica receives IPad donation from Coldwater COVID Task Force
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital recently received a donation of four IPads from the Coldwater COVID Task Force. During the spike of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital exp...
Jul 29, 2021 Photo courtesy of ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital
Work on Interact Club downtown Coldwater mural wraps up
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Work on the Coldwater High School Interact Club's downtown mural is finished on South Hanchett Street. Local muralist Kimber Thompson of Marshall painted the mural on the brick ...
Jul 29, 2021
Lofts at Milnes Plaza completely leased, property manager gives positive report to DDA
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The property manager for the Lofts at Milnes Plaza told the Coldwater Downtown Development Authority Board on Wednesday that all of the units in the building have been completel...
Jul 28, 2021
DDA Board recommends to City Council North Hanchett become 2-way street again
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Downtown Development Authority Board recommended to the City Council on Wednesday that North Hanchett between U.S. 12 and Harrison go back to being a two way stree...
Jul 28, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorcyclist injured in Tuesday night Hillsdale County crash
HILLSDALE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A motorcyclist was injured Tuesday night when his cycle struck a mailbox in Hillsdale County. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department says the crash happened at about...
Jul 28, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: Two Bandits continues to prepare for opening in Kerr Building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As we mentioned in the news last week, Two Bandits Brewing at 61 West Chicago have gotten their final license approval from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The business ...
Jul 28, 2021
Baker reports CCS has gotten demolition permit for old Franklin School
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The days maybe numbered for the former Franklin Elementary School building at 95 South Fremont in Coldwater. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority announced recently ...
Jul 28, 2021 Rhys A. / CC
Ward booked on bicycle death charges, released after posting $100,000 bond
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man who was charged in connection with the April 12 death of a bicyclist north of Kinderhook was booked at the Branch County Jail on Tuesday night and later released...
Jul 28, 2021 Photo of Jacob Daniel Ward courtesy of Branch County Prosecutors Office.
Branch County COVID-19 surge continues, 17 new cases reported Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Statistics posted by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency on their web site Tuesday show that the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in Branch County is continuin...
Jul 27, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC
