Editorial: May 7 meeting to seek support for a local newspaper
For over three decades, this paper has been there for it all — births, milestones, achievements, and final goodbyes, preserving the story of our communities. That is the power of[…]
WSU associate professor to speak at Independent meeting Thursday, May 7
Dr. Hayg Oshagan, associate professor of Communications at Wayne State University, will speak at the 6 p.m., Thursday, May 7, public meeting in the Cozadd rooms of the Belleville Area[…]
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Fire Chief John Thiede sworn into office at city council meeting
Belleville Fire Chief John Thiede was sworn into office at Monday’s meeting of the Belleville City Council by 34th District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley. The city’s new part-time[…]
Sunshine Wallace found not-guilty of domestic violence in VB Township
Sunshine Wallace, 48, of Van Buren Township was charged with domestic violence on Nov. 12, 2025 in Van Buren Township. On April 14, 2026, after a live bench trial in[…]
School Board buys home at 585 W. Columbia Ave. at special meeting Monday
In a 12-minute meeting on Monday afternoon April 20, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved the purchase of 585 W. Columbia Ave. for $150,000. This is the[…]
Guiding Harbor sets Tea & Tour on May 2 at River of Life Church
Guiding Harbor Foster Care Agency invites the community to join it for an afternoon of tea, connection, and impact at the Guiding Harbor Tea & Tour on Saturday, May 2,[…]
MPA Editorial: ‘Local News Day’ — Local news matters
By John Hiner, president Michigan Press Association I started my journalism career with a typewriter, a notebook and a pretty basic motivation: I wanted to know what was happening in[…]
National Weather Service explains track of April 4 tornado
The tornado that traveled 3.2 miles, from 5:46 to 5:50 p.m. April 4 went about 48 mph across Van Buren Township and the city of Belleville. It all started when[…]
VBT approves $1.097M, plus, for Lakeside Park architecture, engineering
A new Lakeside Park on the former DNR property north of the Belleville Bridge in on track, with bidding set for fall and a final vote scheduled after that for[…]
School district prepares to tear down Haggerty Elementary School
At the April 13 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board approved putting up a fence that is part permanent and part temporary as the[…]
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