VBT residents report coyote attacking pets in Country Ponds Estates
On June 28 a coyote reportedly attacked two dogs in Country Ponds Estates community, off Savage Road, sending both dogs to the veterinary hospital where they had to be stitched[…]
Van Buren Township honors 17 employees for 5-25 years of service
At the Dec. 13 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees the following 17 employees were honored for 5 to 25 years of service. • Mario Pinard, Water[…]
City Planners approve outdoor cafe seating for Charhouse
At its June 14 meeting the Belleville Planning Commission granted a café permit for the Belleville Charhouse to have outdoor café seating along its frontage on Main Street. Owners John[…]
Sumpter Board votes 5-1 to use Huron Twp. for dispatch services
Sumpter Township emergency dispatch services for police and fire personnel is slated to end Jan. 15, when Sumpter’s next-door neighbor Huron Township takes over dispatching services. The five-year contract calls[…]
Family grateful for young man who helped twins in accident
“We’d like to throw him a dinner. He is our hero,” Latoya Slaton said of the young man who helped her 21-year-old twin sons after an accident on the South[…]
Local Development Finance Authority re-elects Michael Dotson chairman
At a special June 19 meeting of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority, the six board members present elected the same officers for a one-year term ending June[…]
School Board approves $445,116 contract for Carnegie Math Program
A three-year contract at $148,371.91 per year for a Carnegie Mathematics Program was unanimously approved by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at its regular meeting March 12.[…]
Menards signs purchase agreement for VBT site, depends on site plan OK
On Saturday, Richard Sloan alerted Van Buren Township Supervisor Paul White that officials with Menards home improvement store have signed a purchase agreement for a 31-acre site he owns on[…]
Big Tiger Paw causes problems for new football field at BHS
The Van Buren Public Schools cannot accept the new artificial turf football field at Belleville High School until the problem of the big Tiger Paw is solved. At the March[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board approves Medical Marijuana ordinance
The second reading and final adoption of an ordinance to regulate and license aspects of Medical Marijuana cultivation, use, and distribution was passed by the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees[…]
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