Category Archives: Local News
Two car crash in Union Township Sunday night
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) – Branch County's Union Township was the scene of a two car injury accident Sunday night. The crash happened on Adolph Road, north of Girard Road, around 9:45 p.m. Michigan...
Jul 10, 2017
Sheriff's department seeking info on missing teens
GIRARD, MI (WTVB) -At last report, the Branch County Sheriff's Office continues to seek information on the location of two missing juveniles from the area. 15-year-old Ari-Anna Diamond and 17-year-old...
Jul 10, 2017
Surprise! Gas prices up 20 cents or more
UNDATED (WTVB) – It was a nasty post-holiday surprise. Gas prices have increased 20 cents a gallon or more, getting up to as high as $2.49 in Coldwater earlier this week. Gas Buddy Senior Analys...
Jul 08, 2017
UPDATE: Power restoration efforts continue through weekend
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) – Consumers Energy says they hope to get most of their customers back on line by Sunday night following several rounds of severe thunderstorms which moved across Michigan Thur...
Jul 08, 2017
MSU Extension expands with new staff members
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Michigan State University Extension District Coordinator Julie Pioch told The Branch County Board of Commissioners on Thursday that two new staff members will start work o...
Jul 07, 2017
UPDATE: Families, Sheriff's Office searching for two missing teens
UPDATE: The Branch County Sheriff’s Office released the following Saturday afternoon: The Branch County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the location of two missing juveniles from the ...
Jul 07, 2017
County gets positive review from 2016 audit
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Board of Commissioners heard a mostly positive 2016 audit at their work session Thursday. The report was delivered by Aaron Stevens from the East Lansing...
Jul 07, 2017
BUSINESS BEAT: LifeCare employee wins award
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – An employee from an ambulance service that covers 1,400 square miles in south central Michigan, including Branch County, was honored with a national award last month. B...
Jul 07, 2017
Storms bring heavy rain, power outages around state
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Thunderstorms that rumbled through lower Michigan late Thursday night and early Friday morning has left nearly 150,000 Consumers Energy customers without power and the uti...
Jul 07, 2017
Heavy drinkers in Branch Co on average with state
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The number of heavy boozers in Branch County is about average compared to the rest of the state of Michigan. An estimated 20 percent of Michigan adults fit the definition ...
Jul 07, 2017
