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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
Annual Healing Hill of Hope ceremony held on Thursday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In an effort to raise awareness about abused or neglected children in Branch County, the annual Healing Hill of Hope ceremony was hosted on Thursday by the Coldwater Early Bird ...
Jun 24, 2021
Death of Angola woman at Lake James home determined to be a homicide
LAKE JAMES, IN (WTVB) - A murder investigation is being conducted in Steuben County after a woman was found dead in a Lake James residence on Wednesday afternoon. The Steuben County Sheriff's Office a...
Jun 24, 2021 Lake James home where Angola woman was found murdered on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Rainy and stormy forecast leads Chamber to postpone golf outing until September
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for Friday, the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce has postponed its 39th Annual Golf Outing that was scheduled to take place at t...
Jun 24, 2021
Luparello chosen as new Medical Director for Community Health Agency
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Doctor Karen Luparello from Hillsdale County will take over as the new Medical Director for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency later this year. Health Offic...
Jun 24, 2021 Photo courtesy of Hillsdale Hospital
Divided UC School Board selects Katz as new Superintendent during 5 1/2 hour meeting
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A divided Union City Community Schools Board of Education picked Chris Katz as the district's next Superintendent on Wednesday night but he was not their first choice during an...
Jun 24, 2021 Photo of Chris Katz courtesy of Union City Community Schools
BISD Board approves hiring of Aaron Cummings as Technology Coordinator
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District Board of Education approved the hiring of Aaron Cummings Wednesday as the district's new Technology Coordinator. He will take over for Ma...
Jun 23, 2021
