By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After appearances at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit last week, defendants Billy Ray Patrick of Belleville and Vena Mixon of Sumpter[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Accused murderer Kenneth William Coskie of Van Buren Township told police he shot and killed Eric Williams because he was afraid Williams would beat[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A weekly outside beer garden on the city’s Fourth Street Square for the Bayou Grill and the BooVille weekend of alcohol-related events on the[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its regular meeting on July 1, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to turn down the attorney’s opinion letter and[…]
Marcus McIntosh, a 21-year-old resident of Van Buren Township, died early Sunday morning when the car in which he was riding hit a tree on Morton Taylor Road, just north[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On June 30, officials from Van Buren Township and a crowd of other well-wishers welcomed Sgt. Todd Beesely, his wife Jennifer, and their six[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Dauwan Smith, 54, has been bound over to circuit court for an arraignment on the information at 9 a.m., July 2, for charges surrounding[…]
Two sergeants with the Van Buren Township Police Department graduated Friday from the 351st Class of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command. VBT Director of Public Safety Gregory[…]
This year’s Belleville High School All-Class Alumni Reunion will be held in the BHS cafeteria on Saturday, Sept. 13. A social gathering and school tour is set for 2-5 p.m.,[…]
The final two, free adult programs for the Summer Reading Program are coming up in the second week of July at the Belleville Area District Library, 167 Fourth Street. •[…]