Author Archives: Jim Measel
Trump and James carried Branch County by large margins
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - President Donald Trump got over 2,000 more votes than he did in 2016 as to no ones surprise he carried heavily Republican Branch County in Tuesday's election. Trump defeated...
Nov 04, 2020 Richard Eriksson / CC
Positive COVID-19 test ends season for CHS Girls Swim Team
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater High School swimming and diving coach Aaron Ulrich says the season is over for the girls swim team due to a COVID-19 positive test. Both of the remaining regular seaso...
Nov 04, 2020 Courtesy Coldwater Swimming and Diving Facebook page
CHS girls volleyball forced to forfeit Wednesday district match
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - What had been feared with Monday's announcement that Coldwater Community Schools would have to go to virtual learning for two weeks became a reality on Wednesday morning when it...
Nov 04, 2020 Veronica Gonzalez (#14) gets ready to spike the ball during Coldwater's September 30, 2020 volleyball match against Pennfield. (Photo courtesy Sean Watson, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Branch County voters approve Enhanced 911 surcharge request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County will soon have a new 800/700 MHz Radio System after voters approved a funding request by almost 1,000 votes on Tuesday. The enhanced 911 central dispatch surcharge...
Nov 04, 2020 Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA / CC
Contested local races decided in Tuesday's balloting
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - There were no contested races for any of the county offices on Tuesday but there were several city and township races around Branch County that had to be decided by voters. ...
Nov 04, 2020 Meutia Widodo / CC
Walberg re-elected as 7th District Congressman
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Seventh District Republican Congressman Tim Walberg claimed victory early Wednesday morning as he defeated Democratic challenger Gretchen Driskell for a third time. With 63 percen...
Nov 04, 2020 Congressman Tim Walberg and his wife Sue
Fink elected as 58th District State House Representative
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Republican Andrew Fink will be the new 58th District State Representative starting on January 1 after he defeated Democrat Tamara Barnes by an almost three-to-one margin in Tues...
Nov 04, 2020 Courtesy State Representative Andrew Fink
Ovid Township voters approve recreational marijuana ordinance
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Ovid Township voters said yes on Tuesday to having recreational marijuana establishments in the township. The Adult-Use Marijuana Establishments Ordinance passed 790-657. It...
Nov 04, 2020 Torben Hansen / CC
CHA holding COVID-19 testing in Sturgis on Thursday afternoon
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency and Honu will provide COVID-19 drive-thru testing at the Maplecrest Plaza outside of the Sturgis Health Department Clinic t...
Nov 03, 2020 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency
Head on crash injures Fremont, Indiana woman
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Fremont, Indiana woman was injured Monday afternoon in a head on crash just south of the Branch-Steuben County line. Steuben County Sheriff Rodney Robinson says the t...
Nov 03, 2020
