Author Archives: Jim Measel
Six departments battle $110,000 Gilead Township house fire
GILEAD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - An electrical issue in a laundry room is believed to have started a Friday night house fire at 940 Gilead Lake Road which caused nearly $110,000 worth of damages. The Bron...
Feb 20, 2021 Courtesy Bronson Fire Department Facebook page.
Raccoons blamed for Angola power outage leaving 4,800 without lights
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Two raccoons that caused extensive damage to a substation on Broad Street are being blamed for a power outage that affected a large portion of the City of Angola on Friday afternoo...
Feb 19, 2021 Big Cypress National Preserve
Coach Road withdraws purchase offer on former Fed Mogul property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says in his report for this Monday's City Council meeting that a developer who was proposing a 200-unit apartment project at the site of the f...
Feb 19, 2021
Eligible Branch businesses get COVID-19 relief funds from State of Michigan
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Nearly a dozen Branch County businesses with a total employment of about 160 workers will be getting some much needed money through the Michigan Small Business Survival Gran...
Feb 19, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Tenth Branch County governmental unit agrees to Designated Assessor
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County has finally gotten enough governmental units in the county to agree to having a local Designated Assessor. With Gilead Township becoming the tenth local unit to si...
Feb 19, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Workers clean out "Flushable" wet wipes which clogged UC sewer lift station
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Union City's Department of Public Works along members of its Electric Department had to work for several hours on Thursday to clean and repair a sewer lift station that had bec...
Feb 19, 2021 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page
Commissioners hear arguments on BCSD back pay grievance
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Anger over a back pay issue involving two members of the Branch County Sheriff's Department came to the boiling point during a one hour grievance hearing that was held before th...
Feb 19, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
BUSINESS BEAT: Two Bandits Brewing complete licensing process
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's not very glamorous but an important part of the process before Two Bandits Brewing in Coldwater will be able to open up is now done. The business has wrapped up the last pi...
Feb 19, 2021 Courtesy Two Bandits Brewing
Boys Hoops: Cards stay unbeaten with win at Western
PARMA, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Cardinals are still unbeaten in the Interstate 8 after they won Thursday night at Parma Western 59-53. Coldwater had to rally in the final quarter and they had to over...
Feb 18, 2021
Quincy bowlers sweep Vandercook Lake, Neely rolls a 237
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Both of the Quincy bowling teams came away with wins on Thursday against Vandercook Lake at Jax 60 Lanes with the girls earning their victory with a baker roll off. The Varsity Gi...
Feb 18, 2021
