Facebook friends help Sumpter Police nab retail fraud suspect
On Oct. 23 a young man came into Ace Hardware in Sumpter Township and stole some high-ticket items, including a $200 air tool and five pairs of work gloves marked[…]
VBT woman gets probation for stabbing boyfriend with knife
Lashawn Denise Courtwright, 43, formerly of Van Buren Township, was charged with one count of Felonious Assault and one count of Domestic Violence, second offense, last spring after she allegedly[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee hears proposal for law update
Christopher Hogg, Van Buren Township’s prosecuting attorney, presented a proposal to amend the township zoning ordinance on alcohol and minors to the VBT Public Safety Committee at its regular meeting[…]
Taylor appeals demotion from chief to corporal
It appears the former police chief has been demoted because he paid for safety repairs to a police vehicle himself, when he couldn’t get funds from the city. The Belleville[…]
District Library Board reports Belleville officials don’t want new library build
During its regular meeting on Nov. 13, Belleville District Library Board chairwoman Mary Jane Dawson reported on an informal meeting with Belleville City officials concerning building a new library in[…]
Jerry Champagne named public safety director in Ecorse
On June 7, Jerry Champagne began work on his new job: Public Safety Director of the City of Ecorse. This was little over a year after he was fired as[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee discusses public safety budget
During a special 40-minute meeting on Oct. 17, the Van Buren Public Safety Committee met at Fire Hall #2 to go over the third-quarter report on the $8 million Public[…]
District Library Board OKs $1,500 more for appraisal of residence
The Belleville Area District Library Board held a special, 28-minute meeting Monday night, Nov. 5, and unanimously passed a motion to pay appraiser Bob Vogt another $1,500 for his work on[…]
Belleville City Council to go out for bids for sewer pipe linings
The City of Belleville found it has enough money in its Sewer account to fund pipe linings for sewer lines on Main and Angola streets. At the Nov. 5 regular meeting, the[…]
Ruth Bleeker seeks to erect Christmas tree at 5 Points
At the Nov. 5 Belleville City Council meeting, Ruth Bleeker asked for help in getting a lighted Christmas tree erected in the traffic island at Five Points this season, the[…]
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