By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Dale Kenneth Phifer, 76, of Van Buren Township waived his preliminary exam at the 34th District Court on April 30 and was bound over[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On April 30 in Wayne County Circuit Court, Paul Edward Henson, 43, of Sumpter Township stood with his Legal Aid defense attorney Donald Johnson[…]
On May 13, Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright will again put on the Belleville High School Student Council election in the BHS Commons using regular voting machines and coded[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor AT&T has requested leasing a 10,000 square foot piece of property at Haggerty School to put up a 130’ cell tower and surround it[…]
Questions for the Aug. 5 Primary Election I. BONDING PROPOSITION Shall the Belleville Area District Library, formed by City of Belleville, Charter Township of Van Buren, and Township of Sumpter,[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At a special meeting on May 1, the Belleville Area District Library Board unanimously approved the Department of natural Resources’ Land Transaction Agreement aimed[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The six outdoor sculptures leased for a year by the Belleville Downtown Development Authority will be erected throughout the downtown area on Friday, May[…]
On May 1 a barge with a crane from Diversified Docks started placing new docks in the water at Bayshore in Van Buren Township. Before long, a VBT Ordinance Officer[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On March 10, Van Buren Township Fire Department Captain and township Fire Inspector Anthony Karver was fired and now is at the end of[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Last week, disbarred Belleville attorney Thomas A. White, 46, appeared twice in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit in connection with two criminal cases,[…]