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Branch County offices start unlocking doors as COVID-19 restrictions ease
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman says the front doors of the Branch County Courthouse will be unlocked starting on Thursday. The front door has been locked so that securit...
Jun 23, 2021 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Greg Gemmill submits resignation as Ovid Supervisor over sign flap
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Saying he "screwed up" over his handling of a controversial political sign on Pearl Road, Ovid Township Supervisor Greg Gemmill submitted his resignation this week. Gemmill ...
Jun 23, 2021 Courtesy Ovid Township web site
Two vacancies on Coldwater DDA Board after Wingard resigns
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There are now two vacancies on the Downtown Development Authority Board. Board Chair Brad Rockey announced on Wednesday morning that Jennifer Wingard has resigned due to health ...
Jun 23, 2021
Semi driver escapes with minor injuries following Calhoun County crash
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A 53-year-old semi driver from Indiana escaped with minor injuries following a crash Wednesday morning on southbound I-69 near the 28 mile marker in Calhoun County. The Cal...
Jun 23, 2021
Weather forecasters predicting heavy rain to move in for the weekend
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - If the weather forecast is accurate, we maybe in for some very soggy weather for several days starting on Friday. The National Weather Service forecast is calling for shower...
Jun 23, 2021 Hide / CC
Power restored in Branch County following severe storms
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The last of the Consumers Energy customers in Branch County who lost their power following a series of severe storms that rumbled through the area Sunday night and early Mon...
Jun 23, 2021 Daniel Borman / CC
Name of inmate who died in Calhoun County Jail released by MSP
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan State Police have released the name of an inmate of the Calhoun County Jail who died recently. State Police Detective Sgt. Christopher Suarez told WWMT-TV the in...
Jun 23, 2021
Four cameras now providing live video from Coldwater locations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - All four of the City of Coldwater and Coldwater Board of Public Utilities cameras are now up and running. The camera on top of the Branch District Library is back in operation a...
Jun 22, 2021
Quincy School Board approves hiring of Connin as Jennings Principal
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy School Board of Education formally approved the hiring of Mellissa Connin on Monday night as the new principal at Jennings Elementary. Connin is a Quincy High School gra...
Jun 22, 2021
NWS confirms F-1 tornado struck Fremont, Indiana on Monday morning
NORTH WEBSTER, IN (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has confirmed a brief F-1 tornado hit Fremont, Indiana as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through southern Michigan and northeast Indiana e...
Jun 22, 2021 Fremont Community Schools Solar Field damaged by F1 tornado. Photo courtesy of Fremont Community Schools
