Author Archives: Jim Measel

Inmate gets probation, must pay over $3,000 in restitution for jail flood
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Branch County Jail inmate who was charged with backing up a toilet and flooding several jail cells in the old jail last Christmas Eve was given two years of probation and a su...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021 Best Law

Wal Mart store robber given prison sentence of 19 months to 15 years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man who was charged in connection with a robbery last September at the Coldwater Walmart store was ordered to serve between 19 months and 15 years in prison on Monda...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

MDHHS reports new Branch County COVID-19 cases went up slightly over last week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted on Tuesday throughout the entire state of Michigan, the latest statistics from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services show ...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC

City announces home improvement grants available to eligible 1st Ward residents
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater announced on Monday it is partnering with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to award home maintenance and improvement grants to eligible hom...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021 Courtesy City of Coldwater

NWS says they have not confirmed any tornadoes in Branch County storms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service office in northern Indiana issued a statement on Monday which said as of 7:00 a.m. they have not confirmed any tornadoes occurred with storms that r...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021 Photo courtesy of Amy Roberts

BUSINESS BEAT: CB&T temporarily closes Autobank due to construction
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Century Bank and Trust announced last week that due to road construction on North Monroe Street, its Autobank location will be temporarily closed. Century is asking residents to...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021

Tornado warning issued in Branch County as storms knock down trees and power lines
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A series of severe storms which at one point prompted a tornado warning battered Branch County and the surrounding area Sunday night and early Monday morning leaving in its ...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021 Credit- Storm Chaser Ryan Harriott via Twitter
MHSAA crowns champions in baseball, softball and girls soccer
MHSAA BASEBALL FINALS Division 1 Grand Blanc 8, Portage Central 3 Division 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary's 9, Stevensville Lakeshore 0 Division 3 Grosse Pte. Woods Univ. Liggett 12, Traverse City St. Franci...
Jim Measel Jun 21, 2021

Golfers injured at Riverside Golf Club in BC when tree falls on cart
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 75-year-old man was seriously injured while a 74-year-old woman from Coldwater suffered scrapes and cuts after a tree fell on their golf cart Friday afternoon at the ...
Jim Measel Jun 20, 2021

Two sides reach agreement on Batavia Township compost site
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An agreement has been reached between Batavia Township and Cornelius Farms Manager Fred Cornelius over a compost site near the intersection of M-86 and Hodunk Road. The agreemen...
Jim Measel Jun 20, 2021 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

