Belleville woman accepts plea deal in animal cruelty case
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Tara Lee Cleveland of Belleville accepted a plea deal for two animal cruelty charges brought against her in 34th District Court on Dec. 4.[…]
VBT considers litigation to get Visteon to fulfill its promise to help pay
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer In Visteon’s bankruptcy settlement, Visteon agreed to negotiate with Van Buren Township in good faith to determine the amount of the shortfall with respect[…]
VBT pays PFM to analyze the township’s Visteon bonds position
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer In June 2012, the Van Buren Township Local Development Financing Authority (LDFA) hired Public Financial Management, Inc. (The PFM Group) to advise the LDFA[…]
Veterans get new homes in Belleville, Detroit at Little Caesar Pizza Bowl
Sgt. Todd Beasley and his family of Flat Rock were given a new home in Belleville at half time at the Dec. 26 Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl at Ford Field[…]
Minor collision sidelines Belleville police car, private vehicle on Sunday
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At about noon on Sunday, Dec. 29, a Belleville Police car and a private vehicle collided on South Street in the area where the[…]
VBT man dies in one-vehicle accident in Sumpter Township Dec. 29
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A 59-year-old Belleville man died in a one-vehicle accident on Sumpter Road, just south of Rymut Drive and the roller rink, at about 3:55[…]
Date set for case that may evict disbarred attorney from house
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Disbarred attorney Thomas White, who is facing 20 felony charges in 34th District Court and a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding in U.S. District Court,[…]
School Board announces Schools of Choice, sets organizational meeting
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At a six-minute, special meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education met to take care of two items that needed[…]
Library Board hears plans for 3 library design options
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Design plans are being firmed up for a proposed new library building on the lake. At its regular meeting on Dec. 10, the Belleville[…]
VBT Board approves 2013 amended, 2014 proposed budgets
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees on Dec. 17 lasted only 16 minutes after the board was evacuated from[…]
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