Editorial: Don’t miss the cops’ Donut Eating Contest on Saturday
There are a lot of activities this week end in Belleville for Lake Fest, but one of the most entertaining is sure to be the Donut Eating Contest at 2[…]
Music Lakeside, Lake Fest set for this week
Local residents have been waiting impatiently for Music Lakeside concerts to begin and they start today at 7 p.m. at Horizon Park. Tonight’s free concert is by King of Strings[…]
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Belleville Area District Library to open on Sundays in September
When the Belleville Area District Library Board approved it 2022-23 budget at its June 14 regular meeting, it also approved being able to have the library open on Sunday afternoons[…]
Court Watching: Suspect in two VBT murders bound over to circuit court
Lionel Lamont Vincent, 48, of Pontiac, held his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on June 15 and was bound over to the Frank Murphy Hall[…]
Sumpter, Augusta FDs put out 14 blazing cars at auto auction lot
At 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, Sumpter Township Fire Department was dispatched to Insurance Auto Auction, 8251 Rawsonville Rd., on reports of a fire near the rear of the[…]
City Manager reports surprise gas line is holding up demolition
The construction process in 1940 was different than today’s process, Belleville City Manager/Police Chief Dave Robinson said to the city council on Monday, beginning his explanation of why the Huron[…]
Sumpter decides to sells its properties through Moving the Mitten
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to sell eight properties it owns through Moving the Mitten real estate firm in Belleville. Trustee Peggy Morgan voted no. At its[…]
Sumpter Township calls two special meetings for Thursday, June 23
Sumpter Township Supervisor Tim Bowman called a special township board meeting for 6 p.m., Thursday, June 23, to consider a maturing certificate of deposit and also payments to MERS (Michigan[…]
Wind helps fire destroy home on Burtrig in VBT on Saturday morning
Twenty-mile-per-hour winds blew a fire through a home on Burtrig Drive in Van Buren Township at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, destroying the building. VBT Fire Chief Dave McInally said the[…]
Editorial: VBT loses interest in the environment
The June 15 meeting of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission has been cancelled – again. All the monthly meetings this year have been cancelled. In fact, the Sept. 15,[…]
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