Public gives input into what it wants in a new school superintendent
After the school board completed about an hour’s worth of business at Monday’s meeting, Dr. Rodney Green was given the floor. He asked the 50 people present in the audience[…]
Music Lakeside sets this summer’s concerts
This summer’s weekly Music Lakeside concerts at Horizon Park in Belleville kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2, with River Raisin Ragtime Review. The rest of the summer schedule:[…]
Wrestlers Clayton Jones, Erin Bohmont win state championships
The Belleville Wrestling Club sent 15 boys and girls to Battle Creek for three days to compete in the Michigan Youth Wrestling Association’s (MYWA) State Championships. Seven of these wrestlers[…]
McClanahan announces as candidate for VBT Supervisor
It is my distinct pleasure to announce that I am a Democratic candidate for the office of Van Buren Township Supervisor. A successful local unit of government requires highly skilled,[…]
Belleville High School alumni reunion seeks class representatives
The Belleville High School Alumni Reunion Committee is looking for graduates from the 1960s and ‘70s to volunteer as class representatives for the annual reunion. This year’s event will be[…]
Editorial: Intense schedule set for school supt. hire
Buckle your seat belts. The ride ahead is mind-boggling, but it will be over by the end of June. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Dr. Rod Green of the Michigan[…]
VBT coal tar workshop draws those who want the township ban lifted
“Simply put, the basis supporting the township’s decision to ban RTS is deeply flawed junk science – of which the township was likely unaware when it enacted its ordinance.” (RTS[…]
Local LWV unit sets June 16 as date for Van Buren Twp. forum
After a meeting on Saturday to discuss setting the date of the local candidate forums for the August primary elections, the Belleville-area unit of the League of Women Voters announced[…]
BHS Productions presents ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’
Belleville High School Productions will present the musical “Willie Wonka” in six shows starting April 15, 16, 17 and concluding April 22 and 23 at the BHS Auditorium. Two presentations[…]
Chris Hamm receives plaque, badge to honor late husband
Chris Hamm received a plaque and the fire fighter’s badge of her late husband, Sumpter Trustee William Hamm, at the March 22 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees.[…]
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