Van Buren Public Schools show student population of 5,215
At the Oct. 15 special meeting/work study session of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board received a report on the student head count following Official Count[…]
Township candidates mostly unopposed on Nov. 6 ballot
In Sumpter Township, all the Democratic candidates for township office are unopposed on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot. In Van Buren Township, there is a Republican running against the[…]
Four run for three seats on Belleville Area District Library Board
George Chedraue, a Belleville attorney, is an outside candidate for a seat on the Belleville Area District Library Board. There are four running for three seats open on the board,[…]
Voters have many choices on Nov. 6 ballot
Three candidates are running for Representative in Congress for the 12th District, which includes Belleville, Van Buren Township and Sumpter Township. Cynthia Kallgren, 1811 Superior Blvd., Wyandotte, a Republican, is[…]
Belleville DDA plans wayfinding signs to help visitors get around town
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority is moving forward with plans for wayfinding signs to help visitors get around the city. At its Oct. 17 meeting, the DDA voted unanimously to[…]
Sumpter Twp. approves seeking State S-2 grant for sewer plant study
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved spending $3,000 to apply for a State S-2 grant of $1 million to design a wastewater treatment plant. At its regular meeting Oct.[…]
City Council approves Artaffair in July 2013, Jingle Bell Run Dec. 1
Van Buren Police officers and fire fighters found that everyone involved had managed to climb out of their vehicles and were tended by HVA paramedics. Fire Chief Dan Besson said[…]
Two vehicles roll over, forces closing of 2 lanes on I-94 near Rawsonville
Everyone managed to climb out of their vehicles after a semi and Ford pickup rolled over on eastbound I-94 near Rawsonville Road at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Van[…]
Ypsilanti man dies in head-on crash on North Service Drive
Alexander McDonald, a 23-year-old Ypsilanti man, was pronounced dead at the scene of a head-on collision at about 7 a.m. Monday on the North I-94 Service Drive west of Beck[…]
VBT plan to hire help for CDBG rehab work put on hold by AFSCME
A plan to hire a firm to handle the federal Community Development Block Grant housing rehabilitation projects was put on hold by the Van Buren Township Board of trustees at[…]
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