Teacher’s trial set fo Jan. 14, if no plea deal reached by then
On Friday, Oct. 12, Andrea Brennan, 38, a Van Buren Public Schools teacher, returned to Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit for a docket conference before Judge Edward Ewell, Jr.[…]
BHS student sentenced to 5-15 years for his part in armed robbery
On Monday, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Bill sentenced Renjamin Scribbling-Elmore to 5-15 years in prison for unarmed robbery on reduced charges for his part in the armed robbery[…]
VBT teens Marsh, Fair sentenced to 5-15 years, plus 2 more for guns
The sentencing process has begun for four Van Buren Township teens in connection with the March 22 armed robbery in Wagon Wheel South Mobile Home Park in the township. On[…]
Parents seek help from School Board because textbooks can’t go home
Shelley and Leon Johnson asked the Van Buren Public School Board of Education for help with their son’s education. They spoke at length at the end of the Oct. 8[…]
Three injured in early morning crash on Bemis Oct. 3
A two-vehicle crash injured three people in what appeared to be a head-on collision on Bemis Road between Haggerty and Martinsville roads at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3.[…]
Belleville Area Women’s Club hosts 18 General Election candidates
Congressman John Dingell was one of the candidates who attended the forum put on by the Belleville Area Women’s Club at Owen Intermediate School on Oct. 3. He thanked the[…]
Belleville Fire Dept. celebrates 100 years
One hundred years ago the City of Belleville Volunteer Fire Department was organized with only axes and pails. There are no records indicating payment to the volunteers and there[…]
New Belleville sports center, The Indoor, opens Monday
The Michigan Nationals Sports Center, called “The Indoor”, will open to the public in the Davenport Complex at 290 Industrial Drive in the City of Belleville at 10 a.m. on[…]
VBT DDA puts off two bond resolutions pending attorney approval
Two important bond resolutions were removed from the Sept. 25 agenda of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority because the DDA bond attorney Robert Schwartz had some questions to[…]
VBT sets special closed session to discuss what to do about Visteon
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees will meet in special, closed session at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, to discuss what to do about the Visteon bonds. The[…]
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