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BUSINESS BEAT: Women Who Care of Branch County makes latest donation
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – At the May Women Who Care of Branch County meeting, the group voted to give funds from the meeting to the Branch County Fair for The Grandest Drive. The amount donated at the one-hour meeting was $9,200 putting the group at 92 members and a total donation to the community of over $383,250 since its inception in 2014.
Collins sent to prison for possession of child pornography
BRANCH COUNTY — Matthew Collins, 46, will return to prison for five to 15 years after pleading no contest in May to aggravated possession and aggravated distribution of child sexually abusive material. Circuit Judge Bill O'Grady sentenced him Monday to three to 10 consecutive years for the use of...
Cole Ford installs Branch County's first level 3 electric vehicle charging stations
COLDWATER — Cole Ford opened Branch County's first level 3 electric vehicle charging center at the dealership this week, general manager Erwin Kendrick said. Six new chargers, four level 3 and two level 2, have been installed over the last several weeks to fast-charge electric vehicles in the northeast corner of the...
Introducing the 2024 The Daily Reporter Softball Dream Team
BRANCH COUNTY – The 2024 prep softball season here in Michigan is now firmly in our rearview mirror, and what a season it was. The Bronson Vikings swept through the Big 8 conference to claim another conference crown before going on to win their second straight Division Three district title. The Vikings went on to drop a heartbreaker in the regional semifinals to see their tremendous season come to an end. Bronson was led this season by...
Tips lead to suspects in Branch County burglary
BRANCH COUNTY, MI – State police arrested two suspects and identified a third in a burglary that happened Monday, July 1. Police recovered a “considerable amount” of stolen property. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may...
Two arrested, charges sought for third for breaking and entering in Branch County
MARSHALL, Mich. — Two people have been arrested for breaking and entering in Branch County. On July 2, troopers responded to State Line Road in California Township for the report of a breaking and entering that happened July 1 at around 9 p.m. Three suspects and a suspect vehicle...
BUSINESS BEAT: BCAR’s “Stuff the Van” leads to food pantry donations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Members from the Branch County Association of Realtors recently donated over 600 pounds of food and $1,511 from their annual “Stuff the Van” food drive. The donations were distributed to Union Church of Quincy’s Sonshine Food Pantry, Bronson Community Food Pantry and Branch...
Sheriff department investigating Union Lake drowning
SHERWOOD TWP. — An 89-year-old Sherwood Township woman drowned in Union Lake Monday afternoon, according to the Branch County Sheriff's Department. Nancy Sines was pulling weeds along the shoreline at her home at 1190 Beech Bay Drive, just south of Riley Dam. Her husband found her in the water and called 911 about 12:20 p.m.
Child Advocacy Center substantiated 173 Branch County child abuse cases last year
BRANCH COUNTY — There were 173 substantiated cases of child abuse reported and reviewed by the Coldwater Child Advocacy Center for the county from July 2023 to June 2024. That number was revealed last Thursday as members of the community dedicated to stopping child abuse gathered at the Shelter House on N. Michigan Avenue for the annual Healing Hill of Hope ceremony to place flags to represent those abused children.
Road Commission starts road sealcoating this week
BRANCH COUNTY — The Branch County Road Commission begins its summer sealcoat projects this week. Drivers hoping to avoid the gravel tar-like substances used to rehabilitate the roads should avoid, if possible, these roads. Work is subject to delays caused by the weather. State Line Road between S. Ray...
Two suspects in California Township B & E arraigned in Branch County District Court
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Two suspects from Coldwater were formally charged during an arraignment in Branch County District Court on Wednesday in connection with the breaking and entering of a home in the 1000 block of State Line Road in California Township. 50-year-old Ricky Dale Cox II and 47-year-old...
Two arrested following breaking-and-entering
Two of three people involved in a breaking-and-entering incident earlier this week in Branch County’s California Township were arrested. Michigan State Police troopers on Sunday were dispatched to the 1000 block of State Line Road in California Township in response to a breaking-and-entering situation that had occurred around 9 p.m.
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