Author Archives: Jim Measel
CHA and Branch District Library partner on COVID-19 vaccines
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Thanks to a partnership between the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency and the Branch District Library, the health agency's mobile clinic will be offering COVID...
Jun 20, 2021 Alachua County
Medical event leads to Steuben County motorcycle crash
STEUBEN TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) - A medical event may have led to a Saturday afternoon motorcycle crash in Steuben County which injured an Angola man. The Steuben County Sheriff's Department says the cras...
Jun 20, 2021
Another uptick in crashes being reported on Branch County lakes
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff John Pollack told the Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday the Marine Patrol is seeing another uptick in boating accidents so far t...
Jun 18, 2021
33rd edition of Strawberry Fest returns to downtown Coldwater on Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After being cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Strawberry Fest returns on Saturday to downtown Coldwater. The Coldwater Parks and Recreation Department is onc...
Jun 18, 2021
U.S. Drought Monitor says northern part of Branch County now in a severe drought
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday that areas considered to be in a severe drought have expanded in the last week and now includes the northern part of Branch Cou...
Jun 18, 2021 Courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor
BUSINESS BEAT: Quincy Book Haven having Customer Appreciation Day
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Book Haven in downtown Quincy will be having their third annual Customer Appreciation Day next Saturday, June 26. There will be an open house that day from 10:00 a.m. un...
Jun 18, 2021 Photo courtesy Quincy Book Haven Facebook page
Lightning strike being blamed for garage and structure fire on East Central Road
ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A lightning strike from storms that rumbled through Branch County Friday morning is being blamed for a fire southeast of Archer Lake which destroyed a home, a garage and...
Jun 18, 2021 Courtesy Quincy Fire Department Facebook page
Friday morning storms knock out power for hundreds in Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A line of storms that featured lightning, heavy rain and strong winds roared through Branch County Friday morning. The storms knocked out power for hundreds of Consumers Ene...
Jun 18, 2021 texaus1 / CC
Board of Commissioners bring forward staffing request procedure change
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 during their Thursday work session to bring forward a request from Administrator Bud Norman to change the procedure for the wa...
Jun 17, 2021 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Two cases of Delta variant reported in Branch County, Burns "very concerned"
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns says she is very concerned about two positive cases of the highly contagious B.1.617.2 COVID-19 ...
Jun 17, 2021
