Tryouts for all BHS fall sports begin Aug. 7, Aug. 9
Attention Belleville High School parents and students: Tryouts for all fall sports for 2017 will begin on Aug. 9 with the exception of football. Football will begin on Aug. 7.[…]
BHS Varsity Football opens season at Big House, tickets on sale
Belleville High School Varsity Football opens up its season at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 in the Battle at the Big House vs. Brighton at the Michigan Stadium. The Athletic[…]
Ten outdoor sculptures put in place in VBT and city of Belleville
On May 30, the ten Michigan Sculpture Initiative pieces that had been on display in the city of Belleville and Van Buren Township for about a year were removed and[…]
VBT police reports show how Shores scammed VB Urgent Care
On May 24, 34th District Court Judge David Parrott accepted a plea agreement for former Van Buren Township fire fighter Michael Ray Shores that dismissed seven of the eight charges[…]
Van Buren Twp. LDFA rejects offer to buy its Ecorse Rd. property
Members of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority met in a brief, closed-door session on the sale of real property on May 9 and then came back into[…]
Editorial: VBT Board considers where to put trash cans
On Tuesday (June 20), Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara called it the most contentious ordinance the township board will ever deal with. It was pulled from the agenda for[…]
Two minors allegedly set trailer on fire
Two minors, aged 13 and 14, allegedly were playing with fire, set some cardboard ablaze, and burned down an abandoned trailer at 8705 Belleville Road. Large billows of black smoke[…]
Evelyn Kasperek named Strawberry Festival Queen at Friday pageant
Four candidates competed for the title of 2017 Belleville Strawberry Queen and Evelyn Kasperek, 16, an upcoming senior at Washtenaw International High School, is the winner. Queen Evelyn did a[…]
VBT board wants to fill Cobblestone basements
In a June 5 closed-door session, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees discussed the ongoing problems with the six open condominium basements at Cobblestone Ridge. The basements have been[…]
Sumpter seeks to repeal marijuana provisionary center amendment
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees took to heart its attorney’s recommendation to repeal the provisionary center zoning ordinance enacted in 2015. Attorney Rob Young said the procedure is to[…]
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