BHS Homecoming football game set for Oct. 6 vs. Garden City
Belleville High School’s Homecoming football game and festivities will be held on Friday, Oct 6, at the BHS football field. Beginning at 5 p.m., the public is invited to stop[…]
VB School Board approves demolition plan for ECDC building
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved the plan for the demolition of the Early Childhood Development Building (ECDC) and awarded the demolition contract[…]
Editorial: Construction in tri-community moving forward
Last Thursday, Sept. 14, the Belleville Planning Commission approved the site plan for the new Belleville Area District Library building slated for its downtown – next to the museum. The[…]
Five candidates run for two open seats on Belleville City Council
Five candidates are running for two seats open on the Belleville City Council. Election day is Nov. 7 and the absentee ballots should be out any minute. Candidates are Kelly[…]
Belleville Planners approve site plan for new district library
A happy cheer was heard from members of the Belleville Area District Library Board on Sept. 14 after a unanimous vote of the Belleville Planning Commission that approved the site[…]
Court Watching: Jamie Battle bound over on three charges of CSC with 5-year-old girl
After a Sept. 13 preliminary exam where a little girl who just turned six was the only witness called, 34th District Court Judge Brian Oakley bound Jamie Christopher Battle, 19,[…]
VBT Planners to set hearing on medical marijuana ordinances
Van Buren Township’s committee to study medical marijuana has recommended the township opt out of the new state law that would allow expanded grow locations, dispensaries, and other businesses. The[…]
Sumpter Planners OK FMAR land use, sends item on to township board
After a half-hour meeting on Sept. 14 before an audience of supporters from Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue the Sumpter Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a[…]
Letter in support of FMAR: World a better place with Pete and Marcy
To the members of the Sumpter Township Planning Commission: I have asked my husband Rick Dawson to read this letter for me and for it to be entered into the[…]
Community invited to learn about, attend ‘Marriage of Figaro’
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is organizing a way for local residents to both learn about and attend Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” at the Michigan Opera Theater in[…]
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