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Coldwater woman sent to prison after pleading guilty to drug charge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater woman was ordered to serve between 51 months and 20 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after she entered a guil...
Jim Measel Sep 09, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

MDOT plans sealcoating work this week on I-69 Business Loop
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to perform sealcoating work on the I-69 Business Loop in Branch County this week. According to a news release that was issued...
Jim Measel Sep 09, 2024 Michigan Department of Transportation

Driver of suspected stolen vehicle arrested after high speed chase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Parma man was arraigned on Sunday in Branch County District Court on a pair of charges following a high speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle out of Tennessee. 40-year-old Lawrenc...
Jim Measel Sep 09, 2024 Coldwater Police vehicle (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Commissioners put off wage and job classification study until 2025
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A study into wages and job classifications for Branch County employees will apparently wait until after the new County Administrator takes office on January 1, 2025. The Branch ...
Jim Measel Sep 06, 2024 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

Farm to Fork in Union City being hosted by Green Thumb Garden Club
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Green Thumb Garden Club in Union City will be hosting Farm to Fork on Saturday, September 28. The Garden Club is taking over the hosting duties after the Union City Chamber...
Jim Measel Sep 06, 2024 Courtesy Village of Union City Facebook page

M-86 west of Coldwater reopened after sinkhole repairs are made
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - What had been a frustrating two days for drivers west of Coldwater ended on Thursday afternoon as M-86 was reopened between U.S. 12 and Wheeler Road after a sinkhole was ...
Jim Measel Sep 05, 2024 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

County Commissioners approve Aquatic Center funding request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Browne Aquatic Center will be getting some financial help from Branch County. The Branch County Board of Commissioners suspended work session rules Thursday morning and appr...
Jim Measel Sep 05, 2024 The exterior of the Dr. Robert W. Browne Aquatic Center. (Photo courtesy Coldwater Community Schools)

Commissioners vote to begin County Administrator negotiations with Walsh
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted on Thursday morning to begin contract negotiations with former Meridian Township Manager Frank Walsh to be the next Branch County ...
Jim Measel Sep 05, 2024 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Matteson Township house fire causes nearly $20,000 worth of damage
MATTESON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The cause of a Matteson Township house fire that broke out late Wednesday afternoon is being called electrical in nature by Bronson Fire Department officials. Bronson Fi...
Jim Measel Sep 05, 2024 Courtesy Bronson Fire Department Facebook page

County Commissioners to hear request to help fund Browne Aquatic Center
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Mayor Tom Kramer and Coldwater Community School District Board of Education President Doctor Ed Lake are scheduled to present a plan to Branch County Commissioners dur...
Jim Measel Sep 04, 2024 The competition pool at the Dr. Robert W. Browne Aquatic Center. (Photo courtesy Browne Aquatic Center)
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