A 42-year-old temporary worker went into cardiac arrest and died on Friday afternoon after being rescued from under a pile of steel in a steel supply warehouse in the 48600[…]
At 2:43pm, Jan. 16, the Van Buren Fire Department was dispatched to the 40 block of Ponderosa Trail North for an unconscious man that was trapped underneath a vehicle he[…]
Police believe an expensive pair of Cartier sunglasses were thrown out of the window of a moving vehicle just before midnight on Jan. 9 in the route from Meijer’s to[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The updated Rules and Procedures for the Van Buren Township Planning Commission have been sent back to the drawing board again to make sure[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The long-vacant Wayne County Health Center at 19130 Sumpter Road has been sold by its present owner, Sumpter Township, to Joe Nasser for $125,000.[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Jule Schwartz of Jackson was chosen as the contractor that will tear down Elwell Elementary School. His low bid was $123,000. The school district[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor It took about 40 minutes on Monday, Jan. 14, for the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education to elect its officers for the[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer Attorney John Day said he estimates it will be about a year before the Belleville Area District Library Board could bring a decision to[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A 31-year-old Sumpter Township man who was suffering from mental illness hung himself during his lunch break at Fox Auto Parts on Jan. 7.[…]
Van Buren Public Schools is now accepting nominations for deserving graduates of Belleville High School for the Distinguished Graduates Hall of Fame. Enacted by the Board of Education in 1998,[…]