Driver dead inside burning vehicle after crashing into tree
At about 11:39 p.m. on Monday, July 27, the Van Buren Township Public Safety Department responded to the Shell gas station on Rawsonville Road at Martz for the report of[…]
Motorcyclist dies after collision on Rawsonville in Sumpter Township
A 71-year-old Milan man died at a hospital after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle exiting the Augusta Woods manufactured home community onto Rawsonville Road at about 11 a.m.[…]
VBT, Iron Mountain offer Shred Day Aug. 1 for township residents
Van Buren Township and Iron Mountain will offer a free Shred Day for township residents from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the township hall parking[…]
COVID-19 positive cases in 48111 rise to 515, death rate climbs to 31
After a COVID-19 death rate in the 48111 zip code of 30 since June 22, on July 25 one more death was recorded. Now the coronavirus deaths in the tri-community[…]
Drive-in movies coming to your Metroparks
Pack up the family and head out to your Metroparks to enjoy a movie under the stars – drive-in style! Bring some popcorn and your favorite snacks and then settle[…]
Edible Arrangements seeks nominees for local Random Acts prize
Edible Arrangements Metro Detroit Group is celebrating its 10th year of Random Acts of Happiness awards by asking for nominees of extraordinary essential workers and teachers. Each of the 20[…]
‘We the People’ set community unity event at Quirk Park
A “We the People” community unity event has been set for 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, at Quirk Park behind the township hall in Van Buren Township. VBT Clerk Leon[…]
Belleville Blues Festival presented by Council for the Arts
Nikki D and the Sisters of Thunder from Toledo performed as the second of five groups on Saturday at the Belleville Blues Drive-In concert on a grassy area behind Belleville[…]
Food trailer in front of Menards approved by VBT planners for 1 year
A food trailer called Waters Kitchen has been approved as a temporary land use in the parking lot in front of Menards for the next year. At the regular Zoom[…]
CBC announces Taste of Belleville canceled for 2020
Janet Millard, coordinator of the Belleville Central Business Authority, announced July 21 that the CBC is canceling the Taste of Belleville scheduled for Aug. 20. “We are extremely sad to[…]
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