Phillip Hart files for supervisor position in Aug. 2 VBT election
Phillip C. Hart, Democrat, has announced his candidacy for Supervisor of Van Buren Township and has filed the required nominating petitions to place him on the ballot for the Aug.[…]
Editorial: Making public wait, on purpose, is really, really rude
This is Sunshine Week across the country and newspapers are writing about open government and letting the sun shine into governmental affairs. Lately, the public has been shown distain at[…]
School Board presents statement on fate of Savage teachers
Members of the audience at Monday’s special meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education scratched their heads as they tried to figure out just what was the[…]
School Board OKs $180,000 to help pave McBride Road
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously agreed to chip in up to $180,000 towards the paving of McBride Road, the deteriorated roadway in front of McBride Middle[…]
VBT Board wants to know what police are doing about armed robberies
Van Buren Township Trustee Brenda McClanahan asked what police are doing about the recent armed robberies and a shooting incident that occurred in the township recently. At the end of[…]
VBT to hold workshop for those who apply sealants to local drives
The Van Buren Township Planning and Economic Development Department is hosting a workshop for local businesses on the township’s new ordinance that bans the use of coal tar sealants on[…]
Court Watching: Armed robbery suspect in Holiday Inn hold-up to be in court April 6
Michael Paul Sosa, 29, a resident of Quirk Subdivision in Van Buren Township is in the Wayne County Jail on a charge of armed robbery in the March 4 holdup[…]
Court Watching: Sumpter roller rink cases combined, reset to March 23 court date
The two men currently facing charges in the Halloween 2014 Sumpter roller rink stabbing and gunplay were in court together on March 9 for their preliminary exams. First, 34th District[…]
Ten students receive awards for music at school board meeting
At the March 15 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education Curriculum Director Jeff Moore announced March was School Music Month and presented certificates to ten students[…]
Walk for Autism fund raiser set for April 9 at BHS gymnasium
The Van Buren Eagles #3996 is hosting its third-annual Walk for Autism from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the Belleville High School gymnasium, 501 West[…]
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