Belleville City Council meets in closed-door session on Sept. 8
At 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, the Belleville City Council met in closed-door session for 38 minutes on an undisclosed issue, which it said was exempt from public discussion by[…]
VBPS board approves $1,054,728.56 for new furniture for three schools
At the Sept. 11 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board voted to allocate $1,054,728.56 for new furniture for three schools – McBride Middle School[…]
Former Wayne County employees arraigned on charges of stealing
Former Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn, 64, of West Bloomfield and Jazmine Bass, 32, of Westland were charged Sept. 6 by Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy. It is alleged[…]
Community Art Walk set for this Saturday in downtown Belleville
A Community Art Walk celebration to highlight the various art works currently in the Belleville area has been set for Saturday, Sept. 16, starting at the Fourth Street Square at[…]
Markus J. LaBoda completes Marine recruit training
Markus J. LaBoda of Belleville graduated Sept. 8 from the U.S. Marine Corps recruit training school at Parris Island, SC. He earned the designation of Rifle Expert. Now he goes[…]
Editorial: Shooting unnerves Belleville residents
A group of revelers at Egan’s Pub last Thursday night were celebrating the Belleville High School football win over Stevenson. It was the team’s first home game this season and[…]
Police investigate Belleville shooting
After last Thursday’s [Aug. 31] first home football game at Belleville High School, as people celebrated the win inside Egan’s Pub around 11 p.m., a stolen Jeep drove erratically on[…]
New Belleville city manager is current Litchfield manager
At a special meeting of the Belleville City Council on Aug. 28, the council voted 3-2 to offer the position of city manager to Jason Smith, currently serving as city[…]
Volunteers needed for hospice work in Canton Township area
Volunteers are being sought by Oakland Hospice for the Canton Township area. Jeanne Edwards, volunteer coordinator, said there are many opportunities to serve the hospice organization: volunteers for patients, administrative[…]
Twelve apts. affected in Sept. 5 fire at The Waverly in VBT
At 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Van Buren Township Fire Department was dispatched to a fire that started on the third floor of an apartment building at The Waverly[…]
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