Sumpter Board OKs promotion of Sgt. Luke to Police Lieutenant
Sumpter Police Sgt. Eric B. Luke of Belleville is a new Lieutenant in the township police department, serving as second in command to Chief James Pierce. Chief Pierce’s promotion of[…]
Principal Mike Van Tassel says BHS in ‘crisis mode right now’
Belleville High School’s new principal Michael Van Tassel told the school board on Monday that his school is in “a crisis mode right now.” BHS was the only school in[…]
Six candidates file for two School Board seats by Tuesday deadline
Six candidates have filed for four-year terms on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education by the 4 p.m. Aug. 10 deadline. Two seats are open and will be[…]
Sumpter Twp. voters pass police millage on 3-1 vote
Sumpter Township voters supported their police department millage renewal in numbers about three to one in Tuesday’s primary election. The unofficial totals were 1,041 to 379 to renew[…]
Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee discusses animal control issues
Members of the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee clashed during the Aug. 4 meeting over alleged problems with animal control and an official investigation, following citizen complaints about a[…]
Sumpter Twp. voters pass police millage on 3-1 vote
After about two hours more of discussion on the merits of natural sod vs. artificial turf, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted 4-3 in a special meeting[…]
School Board to decide on artificial turf or sod for BHS football field
After a lively discussion at Monday night’s meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education agreed to continue the artificial turf vs. natural sod investigation in a special meeting[…]
Primary vote is Tuesday, Aug. 3
The most important decision in the Tri-Community on the Tuesday, Aug. 3, primary ballot will be in Sumpter Township where voters will consider renewing 2 mills of taxes for police[…]
VBT board approves Carl McClanahan as permanent public safety director
Note: Director McClanahan was officially sworn in by Clerk Leon Wright just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, before a crowd of about 50, which included a contingent of VBT police officers who[…]
VBT resident complains about ‘batch plant’ noise
Lisa Myers is tired of all the disruptions to her quiet life in Van Buren Township. These disruptions have been going on for more than three years now and, apparently,[…]
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