Court Watching: Cody Tindall bound over on charge of stripping mobile home
After a preliminary exam on June 8 before Judge Brian A. Oakley, defendant Cody Gene Tindall was bound over to circuit court to face charges of larceny in a building.[…]
School Board holds hearing on budgets; to approve them June 27
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 27, to approve the proposed 2016-17 budget and the amended 2015-16 budget. At a special[…]
CVS Pharmacy gives grant to CAF5
A grant of $3,300 was presented by CVS Pharmacy to CAF 5 to provide eyeglasses to needy children in the 34th District Court area: Belleville, Van Buren, Sumpter, Huron, and[…]
Police seek warrants on two in vehicle at Hayward’s crash
Belleville Police are seeking arrest warrants from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office for the male and female who were in the vehicle that smashed into a corner of Hayward’s party[…]
Editorial: Want to meet your candidates? This is the week for that
This is the week to see all of the local township candidates on your Aug. 2 primary election ballot. People who found previous candidate forums here unprofessional called on the[…]
Sumpter Police Chief Luke is Grand Marshal of parade
Sumpter Township Police Chief Eric Luke will serve as the Grand Marshal of Saturday’s 40th Strawberry Festival Parade that steps off from Belleville High School at 11 a.m. The parade[…]
Car crashes into Hayward’s, falls on deck just short of lake
Just 10 minutes after officers in a Belleville Police patrol vehicle had pulled out of a favorite spot where it runs radar checks on vehicles coming over the Belleville Bridge,[…]
VBPS suspends four Savage teachers without pay after they file law suit
Less than a week after filing a Civil Rights law suit against the Van Buren Public Schools, four teachers that had been at Savage Elementary School were suspended, without pay,[…]
Coach Peggy Curtis, BHS Softball team win District Title for 5th year
Belleville High School Coach Peggy Curtis and her BHS Softball Team won the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s District title for the fifth year in a row. The varsity softball[…]
School Board approves 3-year contract for Supt. Kudlak with salary of $130,000
A three-year contract for new School Supt. Peter Kudlak was unanimously approved by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at its regular meeting June 13. Trustee Sherry Frazier[…]
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