Eight candidates file for four library board seats in Nov. 4 election
The deadline for filing as a candidate for four open seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board was 4 p.m. Thursday, July 17. According to the Wayne County Clerk’s[...]
Court Watching: Judge Oakley finds Jeffrey Kundrat guilty of domestic violence
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After a bench trial at 34th District Court on July 16, Judge Brian Oakley found Jeffrey Allen Kundrat guilty of assault and battery of[...]
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Court Watching: Shaun Theron Williams bound over after preliminary exam
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Shawn Theron Williams was bound over to circuit court on a charge of aggravated assault after his girlfriend reluctantly testified against him at 34th[...]
VBPS Director of Instruction says BHS student scores are rising
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Public Schools Director of Instruction told school board members that the district is on “a good chase to meet the state[...]
VBT Planners consider plans for Boughan’s Haunted Hayride
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor David Boughan said he wants to put in a Haunted Hayrides of Fright event at his property at 15851 Martinsville Road in an attempt[...]
24 candidates show up for Meet the Candidates session
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Two dozen candidates for office turned out for the Belleville Area Women’s Club Meet the Candidates night at the Moose Lodge on July 9.[...]
Keystone Academy approves amending charter contract
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor An amendment of the charter contract with National Heritage Academy (NHA) that would give Keystone Academy some flexibility in testing was unanimously approved by[...]
Brown Funeral Home moves ‘home’ two years after devastating fire
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor “We’re home now,” said David C. Brown on Saturday as he sat in the funeral home that was so damaged by fire two years[...]
Belleville’s kayak launch put on hold by VBT’s decision to go to FERC
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The proposed floating dock system and canoe/kayak launch due to be constructed this summer at Horizon Park – with a Michigan Department of Natural[...]
Thunder Over Michigan parade to feature mass flyover of 20 warbirds
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, Thunder Over Michigan parade up Main Street in Belleville will feature a mass flyover of 20 warbirds, the[...]
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