Category Archives: Local News
Five departments battle large agricultural fire that consumed several Butler Township barns
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Firefighters from five departments had to battle what was called a large agricultural fire that claimed several barns on Monday in the area of Briggs and Bidwell Roads. Th...
Apr 25, 2022 Courtesy Quincy Fire Department Facebook page
Two children die in overnight house fire near Constantine, MSP investigating
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two young children died in a structure fire early Monday morning in the 14000 block of Timm Road in St. Joseph County's Constantine Township. The Michigan State Polic...
Apr 25, 2022 Tristan Ferne / CC
Republic Services contract on Monday's City Council agenda
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A request to extend a contract with Republic Services of West Michigan for one year is on Monday night's Coldwater City Council agenda. The current contract for refuse and recyc...
Apr 24, 2022
MSP investigating theft of copper wiring from an agricultural pivot in St. Joseph County
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a report of stolen copper wiring from an agricultural pivot in St. Joseph County. The theft is believed to have occurred someti...
Apr 24, 2022
Bronson man charged with three sex crimes in connection with alleged 2013 or 2014 incident
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Bronson man was arraigned on three charges including two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct during an arraignment on Thursday in Branch County District Court. 27-...
Apr 22, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Commissioners bring forward what is hoped to be the last of the 911 Project invoices
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - What is hoped will be the last series of invoices totaling over $103,000 for the Branch County 911 Communications Project was brought forward by the Branch County Board of Commi...
Apr 22, 2022 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Burnside Center hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Wednesday morning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Burnside Center is inviting Branch County seniors to their COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Wednesday morning, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Jo...
Apr 22, 2022
Rotary Club donates $10,000 to Sheriff's Department Drone Project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club recently donated $10,000 to the Supporters of the Branch County Sheriff's Office Fund held at the Branch County Community Foundation i...
Apr 22, 2022 Pictured from left to right is BCCF Foundation Specialist, Devonnie Warner, Coldwater
Township Sunrise Rotary President, Shari Deevers, Sheriff John Pollack and Coldwater
Township Sunrise Rotary Treasurer, Rick Merrill. Photo courtesy Branch County Community Foundation
BUSINESS BEAT: PCRH announces addition of primary care provider at Quincy Internal Medicine Office
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital has announced that Cherie Gillespie, MSN, FNP-C is now employed as a primary care provider at the Internal Medicine Office in Quincy. She join...
Apr 22, 2022 Picture: Cherie Gillespie, MSN, FNP-C. Photo provided by ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital
Branch County March unemployment drops to 3.7 percent, jobless rates drop in neighboring counties
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate went down in March to three-point-seven percent according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Bu...
Apr 21, 2022 Sean MacEntee / CC
