Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright is the township’s representative to the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA), the insurance group covering VBT. According to its website, MMRMA is a[…]
A large crowd turned out at the Belleville Moose Lodge on Nov. 7 to honor veterans. Kathie Steigerwald of the David C. Brown Funeral Home presented 10 plaques to those[…]
On Nov. 13, Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright swore in new VBT Police Officer Gabriel Brandel, a resident of Novi who most recently served as a police officer for[…]
The Belleville Area District Library Board has set a special board meeting for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 24, to discuss what officials at the city of Belleville think of options[…]
On Nov. 16 in a special board meeting the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved a 2% bonus for teachers, plus a half-step pay raise for them, taking[…]
Robert and Kathleen (Merecki) Miller celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 renewing their vows at 5 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in New Boston with[…]
A spaghetti dinner fund raiser to help support Russell LaPalme and his family will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Sumpter Community Center.[…]
Jan Brett, a world-renowned children’s author/illustrator, will be at the Van Buren Township Hall from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, to sign her new book “The Turnip” along[…]
Classroom libraries are an important tool for educators working to instill a life-long love of reading in young students. Building and maintaining an effective library, with a diverse offering of[…]
Betty Byrd Parkinson lives in her home on land in Van Buren Township that was a part of the 400-acre family farm on which she was born 100 years ago[…]