Brandon James Underwood of Van Buren Township, a sophomore at Wayne State University, has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). “NSCS is more than just a[…]
Kandy Sue Crawford of Belleville will be among Gulf War veterans marching on Monday in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. During Desert Storm she was a corporal[…]
At its regular meeting on May 16, the Belleville City Council approved a new, 3.5-year union contract with police department employees that gives them a 2% raise retroactive to July[…]
On Friday, May 20, at approximately 8:55 a.m., Sumpter Township Police were called to a residence on Greenmeadow Drive, inside the Rawsonville Woods Mobile Home Community, 10825 Rawsonville Road, on[…]
It’s been suggested that the school district attorneys are running the Van Buren Public Schools. And, maybe they are. The school board seems afraid to make any decision unless Collins[…]
At Monday’s 4 p.m. work/study session of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees and later at the 7:30 p.m. workshop of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education,[…]
Jewel Leonard, Administrative Assistant to the Sumpter Police Department, is retiring after 30 years serving the township. At its April 26 meeting, the township board accepted her resignation effective May[…]
The Van Buren School Board met on Monday to review applicants for the superintendent’s position. The board felt the candidate pool was excellent with 32 applicants and decided to interview[…]
The Top Ten academic achievers in the 2016 graduating class at Belleville High School are: 1. Valedictorian Leah Hardy 2. Salutatorian Timo Budiono 3. Nicole Pearce 4. Carlynn Gasser 5.[…]
At the May 10 regular meeting of the Belleville Area District Library Board, the board voted unanimously to seek 0.75 mill in additional tax to build a new library. This[…]