Author Archives: Jim Measel
Branch Board of Commissioners approve amended airport zoning ordinance
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved amendments to the Branch County Memorial Airport Zoning ordinance on Friday after disagreements over the last couple of years b...
Apr 30, 2021 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Coldwater draws Pennfield in MHSAA Baseball District Tourney
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The draw for the M.H.S.A.A. Division Two district baseball tournament to be held at Pennfield High School on Saturday, June 5 was conducted virtually on Friday. Coldwater wil...
Apr 30, 2021 Rhys A. / CC
Dry April in Branch County, moderate drought conditions continue
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The past month did not bring April showers to Branch County. As April comes to a close, the Michigan State University Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Fa...
Apr 30, 2021 Courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor
Scott Stevens named Union City's new Fire Chief
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Village of Union City has announced the hiring of Scott Stevens as the next Union City Fire Department Chief. Stevens has been serving as the Assistant Fire Chief in Union ...
Apr 30, 2021 Photo courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
BUSINESS BEAT: Virtual Great Hospice Duck Race scheduled for June 5
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 28th annual ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Home Health and Hospice "Great Hospice Duck Race" will be a virtual event this year. It's scheduled for June 5 and duck tic...
Apr 30, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Coldwater's Brandon Downs earns A.P. Boys Basketball All-State honorable mention
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's Brandon Downs has earned an honorable mention on the 2021 Michigan Associated Press boys high school basketball Division One All State team. Downs led the Cardinals ...
Apr 30, 2021 Photo courtesy of Coldwater Boys Basketball Facebook page
Bronson girls softball sweeps Athens in non-conference doubleheader
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - While just about everything else was rained out on the Branch County high school sports schedule for Thursday, the Bronson girls softball team managed to win both ends of a double...
Apr 30, 2021 (courtesy of Bronson Community Schools)
Host Reading sweeps Bronson in Big 8 Conference dual meet
READING, MI (WTVB) - Bronson was swept by Reading on Wednesday in a Big 8 Conference dual meet hosted by the Rangers. Reading won the boys meet 93-30 and the girls meet 66-52. Bronson winners in the b...
Apr 29, 2021 Dean Hochman / CC
MSP investigate shooting involving Hillsdale County deputy
READING TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The shooting of a man and his dog on Wednesday night by a Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department deputy at a residence south of Reading is being investigated by detectives...
Apr 29, 2021
BISD Board approves leases with TREES Church and Bronson Schools
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District Board of Education approved a pair of three year leases that would provide classroom space for Head Start and other early childhood progr...
Apr 29, 2021
