Category Archives: Local News
South Angola Road three month bridge project scheduled to start next Monday
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Road Commission is letting residents know a portion of South Angola Road, also known as Old U.S. 27, in Ovid Township will be closed starting next Monday, ...
Jun 28, 2021
BUSINESS BEAT: Tibbits Executive Director honored by Altrusa International
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Christine Delaney was recently honored by District Five Altrusa International when she was awarded the Elizabeth Powelson Award for Career Achievement. Previous club winners, in...
Jun 28, 2021 Julie Stratos, District Five Governor and member of the Altrusa Club of Branch County, presents Christine Delaney with the Elizabeth Powelson Award for Career Achievement (submitted photo)
Crash at Hillsdale County intersection sends driver to hospital
ADAMS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of Gay and Milnes Roads in Hillsdale County sent one of the drivers to Hillsdale Hospital. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's...
Jun 27, 2021
Work on U.S. 12 project in Coldwater set to start week of July 12
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says in his report for Monday's City Council meeting that work on the Michigan Department of Transportation project on U.S. 12 between Western...
Jun 27, 2021 Downtown Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Another round of storms, Calhoun County put under Saturday night tornado warnings
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Another round of severe storms battered the area on Saturday night as a pair of tornado warnings were issued in Calhoun County. A severe thunderstorm nine miles south of Cli...
Jun 27, 2021 Tuncay / CC
Man injured in two vehicle crash near Tekonsha
TEKONSHA TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A crash involving a Suburban and a semi just after midnight on Saturday morning seriously injured a man who was a passenger in the Suburban. The Calhoun County Sher...
Jun 26, 2021
Branch County under a Flash Flood Watch, more rain expected
NORTH WEBSTER, IN (WTVB) - Branch County is under a Flash Flood Watch through Sunday morning as the heavy rain is expected to continue through that time. The Flash Flood Watch covers southwest Michiga...
Jun 26, 2021
Special UC School Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday to hire Superintendent
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A special meeting of the Union City School Board of Education has been scheduled for Wednesday night, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. in order for the board to take formal action on a sup...
Jun 25, 2021
Burns tells Health Board eight cases of Delta variant have been reported in district
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns told the Board of Health on Thursday that there have been eight cases of the Delta variant repor...
Jun 25, 2021
Parts of Branch County no longer in severe drought according to Drought Monitor
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The northern part of Branch County is no longer considered to be in a severe drought thanks to what is turning out to be a wetter-than-normal June. The latest update from th...
Jun 25, 2021 Courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor
