Author Archives: Jim Measel
BUSINESS BEAT: Quincy Chamber of Commerce hosting Meet and Greet on Corn Island
QUINCY TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Meet and Greet next Friday, July 30 starting at 5:00 p.m. at "Key West of the North" on Corn Island. There will be a taxi ...
Jul 23, 2021
Vietnam Memorial "Moving Wall" in Montgomery after getting Branch County escort
MONTGOMERY, MI (WTVB) - The Vietnam Memorial "Moving Wall" is now on display at the Montgomery American Legion Post. It received a huge escort of motorcyclists along with police, fire and emergency ve...
Jul 23, 2021
BHSJCHA moves COVID-19 testing site due to parking lot work
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With the parking lot project at the Branch-Hillsdale-Community Health Agency office at 570 Marshall Road taking longer than expected, the Health Agency has been forced to move i...
Jul 22, 2021 Chris Yarzab / CC
Branch County June unemployment up slightly to 5.1 percent
EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate in June went up by a tenth of a percent to five-point-one percent according to data released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Techn...
Jul 22, 2021 Sean MacEntee / CC
Burns tells Health Board masks are required on school buses under CDC order
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Under terms of an order from the Centers for Disease Control, face masks are required for those who take public transportation. Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agen...
Jul 22, 2021
DeGraw gets 10 year prison sentence following Kinderhook gun threat against estranged wife
FORT WAYNE, IN (WTVB) - An incident in Kinderhook Township in August of 2019 has led to a Fremont, Indiana man getting a 10 year federal prison sentence. According to a news release issued by the U.S....
Jul 22, 2021 Photo courtesy of Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Union City permanent electrical repairs continue, outage now planned for Saturday
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Union City is planning for an electrical outage of at least five hours Saturday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. in order to tie the entire electrical grid into th...
Jul 22, 2021
Health Agency reports increase in Branch County COVID-19 cases
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is reporting an increase in Branch County COVID-19 cases when compared to the previous week. Nine new cases were reported...
Jul 22, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Ribbon cutting next Thursday for Triple E Lawn Care and Snow Removal
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting has been scheduled for 4:00 p.m. next Thursday afternoon, July 29th for Triple E Lawn Care and Snow Removal. The ribbon cutti...
Jul 22, 2021
Sturgis man dies in Tuesday St. Joseph County motorcycle crash
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 47-year-old Sturgis man was killed Tuesday afternoon in St. Joseph County when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Offic...
Jul 22, 2021
