The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to give a no-bid contract to Davenport Brothers Construction for construction of the side streets and Five Points as part[…]
Belleville Mayor Richard Smith announced at Monday’s City Council meeting that the city was having trouble with its water meters. In fact, the meter on his house on Main Street,[…]
There were 41 fifth-grade students crowded into a small room at Tyler Elementary School, which School Board Treasurer Martha Toth called “a sight to behold.” And, there were 34 first-graders[…]
Roy Acho has been reappointed to the Belleville Civil Service Commission with a term that expires May 31, 2016. Acho is a longtime resident of the City of Belleville and[…]
At a two-and-a-half-hour meeting of the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee on Sept. 1, a wide variety of topics were discussed, with emphasis again coming back to the perceived[…]
Ken Stewart, 52, of Sumpter Township thought he’d try competing in the Senior Olympics this year just for the challenge, to see if he could do it. Senior Coordinator Denise[…]
Brian Brice said the Van Buren Public Schools are going to be green clean – for the safety of students, staff, and the environment – starting now. And, he is[…]
Changing one middle school into a 5-6th grade school and one into a 7-8th grade school, as of the 2011-12 school year, is one of the many recommendations made at last Thursday’s[…]
The family of Mary Jean Wilson is having to relive the nightmare of her slaying 30 years ago as her murderer seeks clemency from his life sentence. Careleen Jones of[…]
After thinking it over for two weeks, the Belleville Area District Library Board rescinded its July 27 decision to ask the public to approve 1.35 mills in perpetuity for library[…]