Author Archives: Jim Measel
Coldwater officials target June 1 to reopen Browne Municipal Building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker said during Monday's City Council meeting that they are targeting June 1 as the day when the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building will reopen to ...
May 10, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Branch County to get over $8.4 million in American Rescue Plan funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVB) - The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that Michigan state and local governments will get nearly $11 billion in funding through the American Rescue Plan. The Treasu...
May 10, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Two injured as vehicle hits tree in Algansee Township
ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two persons were injured Monday afternoon in what turned out to be the third injury crash of the day in Branch County. The Branch County Sheriff's Department says the cr...
May 10, 2021 Steven Damron / CC
Coldwater beats Harper Creek in I-8 girls tennis match
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater girls tennis team kept their momentum going on Monday as they won at Harper Creek 6-2. The Cardinals won for the sixth time in seven matches. The individual res...
May 10, 2021 The 2021 Coldwater Cardinal girls tennis team. Photo Credit: Prater Studios
Three persons suffer minor injuries in crash at Fremont and Copeland Roads
CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Three persons suffered minor injuries on Monday afternoon when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Fremont and Copeland Roads in California Township. The Bran...
May 10, 2021
BCCF and YAC 2021 grants awarded to five local projects
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Community Foundation and the Youth Advisory Council have announced the recipients of the 2021 YAC and Youth Related Grant Cycle. This year, the Youth Advisory ...
May 10, 2021
Bronson woman injured in Monday morning California Township crash
CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department says a Bronson woman was injured Monday morning when she fell asleep at the wheel of her vehicle and struck a tree in California...
May 10, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Coldwater girls softball win two out of three games at Otsego Invite
OTSEGO, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater girls softball team went 2-1 on Saturday at the Otsego Invitational. The Cardinals dropped their first game to the host school 10-0 before bouncing back to defeat Sou...
May 10, 2021 The 2021 Coldwater Cardinal varsity softball team. Photo Credit: Prater Studios
Sauk River Drive water main replacement work gets underway
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Drivers who normally take Sauk River Drive in Coldwater will have to find an alternate route for the next few months. Sauk River Drive between South Sprague and South Willowbroo...
May 10, 2021 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Frosty May conditions expected to last until mid week, warm up on the way
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Ten days into the merry month of May and we are still talking about frost but the weather is expected to warm up later this week. Branch County was included in a frost advis...
May 10, 2021 cybershot dude / CC
