Editorial: Belleville wants you to plant a tree in your yard
The Belleville Planning Commission wants you to plant a tree in your yard in the city, or sponsor one to be planted in a park or the cemetery. Planning commissioner[…]
VBT certified as Michigan Redevelopment Ready Community
Press release The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced May 9 that the Charter Township of Van Buren has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities certification for its efforts in establishing[…]
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Kiwanis honors Andrea Sprague with Staff Member of the Year award
Karen Mida read the background of Belleville High School teacher Andrea Sprague and then presented her with the 2025 Kiwanis Staff Member of the Year Award at the May 12[…]
Debbie McWilliams surprised with flowers
Debbie McWilliams unexpectedly was presented with a bouquet of flowers at the May 12 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. Karen Mida was at the[…]
Belleville High School hosts third-annual Community Career Day
By Ania Felder Special Writer On April 23, Belleville High School hosted the district’s third-annual Community Career Day from 8 to 10 a.m. The Career Day is a fair held[…]
BHS football team fund raiser is car wash at 5 Points on May 24
The parent support group for the Belleville High School football team will hold a fund-raising car wash from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, at the Loranger Chiropractic[…]
Belleville planners review amended ordinance on trees
At the May 8 meeting of the Belleville Planning Commission, commissioners reviewed a seven-page amended ordinance dealing with tree planting. At the April 10 meeting, Giffels and Webster, which is[…]
DIA’s Inside/Out art on display at 8 outside locations in VBT
On May 5, eight framed artworks were installed in public locations around Van Buren Township as part of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside/Out program. The high-quality reproductions of world-renowned[…]
School Board approves grant money for new mental health clinic
At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on May 12, the board voted unanimously to use $608,570 of a mental health grant to construct[…]
Sumpter Twp. Police get accreditation certificate at twp. board meeting
On its Facebook page, Sumpter Township Police comment on the April 22 presentation of its new Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission certificate. We were honored to have the Michigan Association[…]
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