Author Archives: Jim Measel
Commissioners schedule formal action following Opioid litigation settlement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to take formal action during their meeting on Tuesday afternoon after a $4-and-a-half-billion settlement was reached with ...
Jul 08, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Angola woman dies from injuries suffered in dump truck/bicycle crash
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - An Angola woman has died at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne from the injuries she sustained Tuesday afternoon when her bicycle was hit from behind by a Steuben Count...
Jul 08, 2021
Pollack tells Commissioners BCSD equipment issues need to be addressed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff John Pollack told the Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday they will have to address several equipment issues in his department. Co...
Jul 08, 2021
CBPU Board approves $291,000 engineering budget for water system improvements
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors approved an engineering budget of over $291,000 on Wednesday night for various projects that are needed to improve the...
Jul 08, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Yet even more road construction, M-86 work set to start on July 19
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The late Paul Harvey used to say, "You can run, but you can't hide." That will be the situation for drivers in Branch County over the next couple of months as they will have...
Jul 08, 2021 Chiara Coetzee
Commissioners bring Branch County Memorial Airport improvement resolution forward
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought a resolution forward during their work session on Thursday that would lead to improvements at the Branch County Memorial Airport...
Jul 08, 2021 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: BCAR members raise over $1,100 and donate food for local pantries
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Hunger does not take a summer vacation. Families with children who normally receive free or reduced-cost meals at school often turn to local food banks for assistance during the...
Jul 08, 2021 Branch Area Food Pantry's Patty Daoud and volunteers receive cash donations. Photo courtesy of Branch County Associations of REALTORS
BPU Board passes resolution to raise electric rates
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors approved the utility's first increase in electric rates since April 2019 on Wednesday night. A power point presentatio...
Jul 07, 2021
Community Health Agency offering walk-in and mobile clinic COVID-19 vaccinations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations during walk-in and mobile clinics until July 30, 2021. Vaccinations are offered to...
Jul 07, 2021 Alachua County
Stabenow says Branch County mental health group will get over $1.6 million in federal funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVB) - Michigan Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced on Wednesday that the Branch County Community Mental Health Authority is one of five community behavioral health or...
Jul 07, 2021 Senator Stabenow / CC
