VBT Public Safety Director McClanahan resigns
Van Buren Township Public Safety Director Carl McClanahan resigned on Wednesday, Jan. 23, with the resignation to take effect that same day. McClanahan, VBT’s first black public safety director, was[…]
Industrial worker dies after being crushed under steel beams in VBT warehouse
A 42-year-old temporary worker went into cardiac arrest and died on Friday afternoon after being rescued from under a pile of steel in a steel supply warehouse in the 48600[…]
VBT man airlifted to hospital after car he was working under fell on him
At 2:43pm, Jan. 16, the Van Buren Fire Department was dispatched to the 40 block of Ponderosa Trail North for an unconscious man that was trapped underneath a vehicle he[…]
Craig’s List transaction leads to larceny in Van Buren Township
Police believe an expensive pair of Cartier sunglasses were thrown out of the window of a moving vehicle just before midnight on Jan. 9 in the route from Meijer’s to[…]
VBT planners send new commission rules back to the drawing board
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The updated Rules and Procedures for the Van Buren Township Planning Commission have been sent back to the drawing board again to make sure[…]
Sumpter sells medical building, 1.538 acres to Joe Nasser for $125,000
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The long-vacant Wayne County Health Center at 19130 Sumpter Road has been sold by its present owner, Sumpter Township, to Joe Nasser for $125,000.[…]
School Board votes to demolish Elwell at cost of $185,300
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Jule Schwartz of Jackson was chosen as the contractor that will tear down Elwell Elementary School. His low bid was $123,000. The school district[…]
VB School Board elects Mikulski as president
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor It took about 40 minutes on Monday, Jan. 14, for the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education to elect its officers for the[…]
Attorney Day: It could be a year before library site decision is ready
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer Attorney John Day said he estimates it will be about a year before the Belleville Area District Library Board could bring a decision to[…]
Employee found hanging after suicide during lunch break at Fox Auto
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A 31-year-old Sumpter Township man who was suffering from mental illness hung himself during his lunch break at Fox Auto Parts on Jan. 7.[…]
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