Author Archives: Jim Measel

BUSINESS BEAT: PCRH nurse Autumn McCormick honored with DAISY Award
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Nurse at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital has been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses . The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's mission to recogniz...
Jim Measel Apr 23, 2021 Photo courtesy of ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital

Friday's Branch County High School Sports Schedule
Boys Golf--- Coldwater at Marshall Sports Festival (at Marshall Country Club) Big 8 Conference Jamboree at Mill Race Golf Course (hosted by Jonesville) Track--- Coldwater at Hastings Bronson and Quinc...
Jim Measel Apr 23, 2021 Dan Keck

Girls Softball: Coldwater sweeps Hastings; Bronson loses to Clinton
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater extended its winning streak to six straight as they swept Hastings 20-1 and 15-2 in a Interstate 8 doubleheader on Thursday. Karlie Knisley paced a 12 hit attack i...
Jim Measel Apr 23, 2021 slgckgc / CC

Quincy baseball defeats Grass Lake for first victory of the season
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - After three straight losses to open the season, the Quincy Orioles got into the win column on Thursday afternoon. The Orioles defeated Grass Lake 7-4 in the first game of a doubleh...
Jim Measel Apr 23, 2021

Marsden throws 5-inning no hitter as Cards sweep Hastings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Aiden Marsden threw a five inning no hitter as the Coldwater Cardinals swept the Hastings Saxons 10-0 and 7-1 on Thursday evening at Pat Lowe Field. Marsden only threw 62 pitche...
Jim Measel Apr 22, 2021 Coldwater's Nate Tappenden drives in a run during the Cardinals' April 22, 2021 baseball doubleheader against Hastings at Pat Lowe Field. (Photo by MWC's Sean Watson)

Branch County unemployment at five percent in March
EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate in March only went up a tenth of a percent to five percent according to data released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, ...
Jim Measel Apr 22, 2021 Bytemarks / CC

Commissioners bring BCSD request for jail body cameras forward
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought a request from the Branch County Sheriff's Department for eight body cameras for Corrections Officers forward during Thursday's ...
Jim Measel Apr 22, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch

Health Officer says workers dealing with burn out, threats from the public
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As if battling a worldwide pandemic is not bad enough, Health Officer Rebecca Burns told the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health on Thursday that...
Jim Measel Apr 22, 2021

BHSJCHA trying to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Health Officer Rebecca Burns told the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health on Thursday how much things have changed in last month as appointment s...
Jim Measel Apr 22, 2021 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet

Fink pushes for consistent knife laws throughout the state
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - 58th District State Representative Andrew Fink testified before the House Local Government Committee on Wednesday concerning his plan to ensure local municipalities do not enact k...
Jim Measel Apr 22, 2021 Photo courtesy of Rachel Doane

