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A new look as the Branch County Sheriff Office goes green
BRANCH COUNTY — You can soon expect to see new Branch County deputies in green uniforms rather than traditional brown. Sheriff John Pollack wore one of the new uniforms to a county commission meeting last week. Commissioners asked him to model. "The uniform companies are telling us that the...
Retired Bronson teacher qualifies as Democrat in 35th House District race
LANSING — Retired Bronson High School government teacher Don Hicks qualified as the Democratic party candidate in Michigan's 35th House District to face the winner of the August Republican primary in November. "Politics is really soured. There's not a lot of bipartisan cooperation," Hicks said. "I felt as though...
Voting is now open to see who is this week's Top Performers in Branch County
Each week The Daily Reporter presents its Top Performers, those local student-athletes that had big weeks in their chosen sports. We here at The Daily Reporter are attempting a new format for our Athlete of the Week award, and it all begins right here with our Top Performers. Included in...
Crash closes U.S. 12 near Allen for hours Monday
ALLEN TWP. — A crash late Monday morning closed down a section of U.S. 12 in Allen Township into the late afternoon. The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash which occurred at 10:51 a.m. Monday, April 29, on U.S. 12 at the intersection of Cronk Road. A preliminary investigation showed that William...
Jonesville students participate in annual Science and Math Night
JONESVILLE — Williams Elementary School. Hundreds of students and their families enjoyed pizza while traveling through the school building to try their hand at various STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — activities. With stations set up throughout the school supported and hosted by the community,...
Union City boys' track wins 7 of 18 events to earn second place at Oriole Classic
QUINCY – The Union City Charger track and field team traveled to Quincy on Friday to compete in the Oriole Classic, which has also been known in the past as Quincy All Sports Day and the Quincy Invitational. Union City boys take runner-up honors Despite missing some key pieces to their roster, the Union...
Hillsdale College theater students present 'Festival of One Act Plays'
The festival featured classic and contemporary one-act plays. “It is a pleasure to present the hard work of young theatre artists to the campus community,” Christopher Matsos, chairman of the Hillsdale College theater department, said in a news release. “This is a unique opportunity for our students to select, rehearse, and perform old and new favorite plays.”
CBPU recommends water, wastewater rate hikes in new budget to city council
COLDWATER — The Board of Public Utilities passed a 2024-25 budget Wednesday evening, along with the water and wastewater rate increases needed to fund those departments' budgets. The 4.9% rate increase for water would raise revenues for the $4.4 million budget. The 3.9% rate increase for wastewater raises revenues...
Study: Home health care not profitable for Maple Lawn
BRANCH COUNTY — Maple Lawn will not enter the home health care business after the board reviewed an analysis and report from consultants Plant/Moran. ProMedica ended its home health care services in the county in December. Board chairman Steve Weigt said, "I didn't realize the startup costs were going...
New names on township boards, with only a few races for August and November elections
BRANCH COUNTY — With the primary qualification ended, there will be changes on township boards but few actual races, according to the Branch County Clerk’s election database. Changes or contested races ...
Quincy boys fight off injury, finding new ways to showcase depth on the track
QUINCY – As the 2024 track season hits the stretch run, teams from across the state find themselves battling injuries and fatigue, and teams here in Branch County are no exception. The Union City Charger boys find themselves down several key pieces as a handful of runners battle nagging injuries, impacting the sprints and relays. ...
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