Author Archives: Jim Measel

Over 21,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed in tri-county area
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Over 21,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been given out according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency's weekly report which was released on Tuesday. It's been t...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2021 Alachua County

BHSJCHA expands eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations, those 60-64 now included
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has announced that they are expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to include persons 60 to 64 years of age. When...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC

Neitzka qualifies for diving regionals with 4th win of the season
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater High School boys swim and dive team lost to Mattawan 126-49 Tuesday night at the Browne Aquatic Center. Cole Neitzka finished with his fourth win in diving to qual...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2021

Girls Hoops: Coldwater wins tight game at Pennfield
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Cardinals girls basketball squad picked up their second win of the season on Tuesday night as they won at Pennfield 41-36. Pennfield led 23-22 at the half...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2021 The 2021 Coldwater Cardinal varsity girls basketball team. (Photo credit: Prater Studios)

Branch County Boys Hoops: Bronson wins, UC & QHS drop Big 8 contests
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson Vikings got a home court win on Tuesday night as they defeated the Concord Yellow Jackets 56-47 in a Big 8 Conference boys basketball contest. Aden Hathaway scored a g...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC

Coldwater bowlers split at Hastings, boys wins, girls suffer first loss
HASTINGS, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater split their match at Hastings on Tuesday as the boys won 28-2 but the girls suffered their first loss of the season as they were beaten by the Saxons 19-11. The Coldwat...
Jim Measel Feb 23, 2021 Alan Levine / CC

Boys Hoops: Pennfield wins I-8 showdown with Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Pennfield Panthers grabbed sole possession of first place in the Interstate 8 boys basketball standings on Tuesday night as they defeated the Coldwater Cardinals 57-45 in a ...
Jim Measel Feb 23, 2021

Legg and CHS students set to return to four days of in person learning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Just like they had done in recent months, the Coldwater Community School Board of Education reconfirmed the district's Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan on Monday night. Unlike in...
Jim Measel Feb 23, 2021 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Branch County COVID-19 positive rates down to 2.5 percent
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The latest data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows Branch County's positivity rate for new cases of COVID-19 has fallen to 2.5%. Figure show 645 tes...
Jim Measel Feb 23, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC

Sturgis man gets two to five year MDOC sentence in sex crime case
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Sturgis man was ordered to serve between two and five years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered a no contest pl...
Jim Measel Feb 23, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

