Category Archives: Local News
Bronson Township armed robbery suspect lodged in St. Joseph County Jail
BRONSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A 25-year-old man from Sturgis has been arrested following a Friday afternoon armed robbery in Bronson Township. Branch County Sheriff's Department Undersheriff Keith Eic...
Oct 25, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Nearly two more inches of rain measured at Bloom Dairy Farm since midday Sunday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The soggy weather of October continues to hang around. The Michigan State University Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Farm west of Coldwater has measured...
Oct 25, 2021 Diamond T Design
BUSINESS BEAT: State Farm and Agent Steve Franks makes donation to BCCADASV
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. In observance, agent Steve Franks and State Farm Insurance has partnered to make a $2,000 donation to the Branch County Coalition A...
Oct 25, 2021
Boyfriend charged in strangulation death of Colon woman
COLON, MI (WTVB) - St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says the death of a Colon woman just over a week ago has been ruled a homicide by strangulation and that her boyfriend has been charged wit...
Oct 25, 2021
Sheriff Pollack confident local funds can be raised for BCSD drone
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff John Pollack is confident the community at large in the county will make the necessary donations to fund his proposal to purchase a drone for his departmen...
Oct 25, 2021 Branch County Sheriff John Pollack (Photo by MWC's Jim Whelan)
7.6% pay raise for Branch County employees to be considered by Board of Commissioners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With a recent audit showing an additional one million dollars in the county's fund balance, the Branch County Board of Commissioners on Thursday brought forward to next week's m...
Oct 23, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
County Apportionment Commission keeps number of County Commissioner districts at five
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Apportionment Commission voted 5-0 on Friday afternoon to keep the number of County Commissioner districts at the current number of five. Five maps had been su...
Oct 22, 2021
Ribbon cutting held for new $28 million Branch County Jail, public tours to be offered in November
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's been talked about for years and Friday afternoon it became a reality. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Branch County Jail almost two years after ground was bro...
Oct 22, 2021 Ribbon cutting at the new Branch County Jail on October 22, 2021. Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Branch Area Food Pantry returns to indoor operations this Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Area Food Pantry will return to indoor operating procedures this coming Tuesday, October 26. They have been delivering food boxes each week to client vehicles for the...
Oct 22, 2021
BHSJCHA offers Halloween safety tips for adults and children
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is encouraging all residents to safely celebrate Halloween and protect youngsters from the COVID-19 virus. Health Officer...
Oct 22, 2021
