The Sumpter Township Planning Commission has set a 7:05 p.m., Oct. 8, public hearing on proposed revisions to the zoning ordinance regarding outdoor automobile, farm equipment and recreational vehicle sales.[…]
Jeffery Edwin Rochon, 31, of Sumpter Township who was due for his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green on Sept. 16, decided to waive his[…]
Fifteen people accepted honors from Van Buren Township during the Sept. 14 meeting of the VBT Board of Trustees. Clerk Leon Wright presented framed resolutions signed by the board marking[…]
At its Sept. 21 regular meeting, the city council unanimously voted to rename the city of Belleville as “Booville” during the month of October to celebrate Harvest and Halloween. Those[…]
If you can’t spark and keep your students’ interest, you can’t teach them anything, and one of the best ways to keep students interested is with hands-on learning. Owen Intermediate[…]
The Midwest Sculpture Initiative needs more revenue so it is requiring participants, who have been able to lease a minimum of six outdoor sculptures in the past, to have to[…]
In an unusually fast approval of a project, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission held a public hearing, granted preliminary site plan approval, and recommended to the township board special[…]
On April 7, when the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees passed a six-month moratorium on accepting proposals for medical marijuana dispensaries, there were some board members who were skeptical.[…]
Two new Belleville Fire Fighters were introduced to the Belleville City Council at its Sept. 8 meeting. The two, Ed Smith and Shauna Spoonamore, completed all their fire and medical[…]
A joint meeting between the Belleville City Council and the Downtown Development Authority will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at city hall. The meeting was set during[…]