Category Archives: Local News
Lindsey Trumps LaSata in 17th District State Senate battle; Fink and Walberg defeat Primary challengers
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The next State Senator from the newly drawn 17th District will be from Branch County. Bronson native Jonathan Lindsey won the Republican Primary on Tuesday as he trounced in...
Aug 3, 2022 Courtesy Jonathan Lindsey for State Senate Facebook page
Library millage renewal approved by large margin; fire protection millage proposals all pass
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Branch County voters overwhelmingly approved the renewal of a Branch District Library millage for the next eight years on Tuesday. It passed by a margin of 4,733 yes to 2,78...
Aug 3, 2022 Branch District Library, Coldwater Branch (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
McClellan wins GOP Primary for Board of Commissioners 5th District seat
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Long time Quincy School Board member Alan McClellan won Tuesday's Republican Primary for the 5th District seat on the Branch County Board of Commissioners. McClellan won Alg...
Aug 3, 2022 Courtesy Quincy Community Schools
Branch County 2022 Primary Results (Governor, Congress, House, Senate)
22 out of 22 precincts reporting ---GOP Governor--- *Tudor M. Dixon 2,244 Ryan D. Kelley 1,149 Ralph Rebandt 178 Kevin Rinke 1,384 Garrett Soldano 1,290 ---GOP Congress 5th District--- *Tim Walberg 4,...
Aug 2, 2022 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Branch County 2022 Primary Election Results
---GOP County Commissioner District #5--- 5 out of 5 precincts reporting Daniel Dickerson 229 *Alan McClellan 540 Rod Olney 427 ---Proposals--- 22 out of 22 precincts reporting BRANCH COUNTY LIBRARY M...
Aug 2, 2022 GPA Photo Archive
Road Commission announces more seal coating projects starting on Wednesday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Road Commission has announced that weather permitting, sealcoat maintenance road work will continue Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Work will be performed on Ce...
Aug 2, 2022 Branch County Road Commission
Coldwater man facing eight charges following child porn computer investigation
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was formally charged with seven counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material during an arraignment last Saturday in Branch County District ...
Aug 2, 2022 Chris Potter / CC
Gas leak forces evacuation of Dearth Center, primary voting stopped for 20 minutes
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A gas leak at the Dearth Community Center in Coldwater just a few minutes after the polls opened on Tuesday morning forced an evacuation of the building and stopped Primary Elec...
Aug 2, 2022 Dearth Community Center
BUSINESS BEAT: Local law firm sponsoring "Barefoot in the Park" at Tibbits Summer Theatre
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As the Neil Simon comedy "Barefoot in the Park" wraps up the 2022 season, Tibbits Summer Theatre's extends its thanks to Vandervoort, Christ & Fisher P.C. for its sponsorshi...
Aug 2, 2022 Courtesy Tibbits Summer Theater
"Beyond the Call of Duty, The End of Watch Ride to Remember" to honor Kevin Kokinis on Wednesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's been almost one year since a long time member of the Branch County Sheriff's Department passed away after contracting COVID-19. To honor the memory of Corrections Officer K...
Aug 1, 2022 Courtesy Beyond the Call of Duty Facebook page
