VBT board to vote on expanding WM landfill into golf course
Waste Management will get approval to expand its landfill into the Woodland Meadows golf course on Ecorse Road, if the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approves the deal. The[…]
Sumpter Township Parks, Recreation Open House set Nov. 17
Sumpter Township is sponsoring a parks & recreation open house to receive input from the public regarding the township’s upcoming Parks and Recreation Master Plan update. Residents are invited to[…]
Holiday Season Storytimes set at Belleville Area District Library
Here is the Storytime schedule for the Holiday Season at the Belleville Area District Library. (Register for Storytimes at the circulation desk, as they fill up fast.) • Family Storytime[…]
Belleville Council for the Arts 2016 Art Show winners
People’s Choice Tim Elden, “What’s in Your Closet?” and Chloe Abney (age 9), “Splatter Flowers” Two-Dimensional Art First Place — John Mullinax, “Facing the Day” Second Place — Kim Ensch,[…]
Belleville considers eliminating city medical marijuana zoning ordinance
After a lengthy presentation by attorney Steve Hitchcock on Nov. 7, the Belleville City Council said it would look into eliminating the stand-alone zoning ordinance putting medical marijuana activity in[…]
Proceeds from Veterans’ Christmas dinner to fund Pets for Vets
Swift Charities and Swift Transportation of New Boston will sponsor its Second-Annual Christmas Dinner for Our Veterans on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Belleville Moose Lodge 934, Sumpter at Harris[…]
Help Emily furnish new, non-skid slippers for children in hospitals
Eric Osaer of Sumpter Township has committed to helping with a project at Cincinnati Hospital, where he travels for treatment. He met a girl named Emily there and she has[…]
Brown Funeral Home earns 2016 NFDA Excellence Award
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) announces that more than 160 funeral homes have earned the 2016 Pursuit of Excellence Award – including David C. Brown Funeral[…]
Planet Fitness to go into vacant former Farmer Jack building in VBT
Planet Fitness applied for a building permit and was approved to work on the inside of the former Farmer Jack building on the North I-94 Service Drive, just west of[…]
Generous voters pass VBT Public Safety, school, library proposals
Voters in Belleville, Van Buren Township, and Sumpter Township opened their pocketbooks at Tuesday’s General Election, approving all local proposals presented to them – and they all involve increased property[…]
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