Editorial: VBT Fire Dept. gives chilling report to township board
The Van Buren Township Fire Department’s 30-year-old ladder truck has been decertified by the state and if there is a fire at either senior high rise in the city of[…]
Red Cross Blood Drives cancelled in VBT
There were two Red Cross Blood Drives scheduled for July 22 in Van Buren Township. They have both been cancelled and there is no blood drive in VBT on July[…]
Sumpter Township Clerk Clarence Hoffman dies at 79
Sumpter Township Clerk Clarence J. Hoffman, Jr., a Sumpter Township elected official for more than 24 years, died Saturday afternoon at the age of 79. Clerk Hoffman had been absent[…]
City approves adding local Civil War soldiers to monument
Nineteen new names will be engraved on the Veteran’s Memorial at Horizon Park in Belleville, hopefully in time for Veteran’s Day ceremonies this fall. At its regular meeting on Monday,[…]
VBT LDFA hears township’s plan to fight Visteon to the end
Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara told members of the Local Development Finance Authority at its July 11 meeting that the township will fight Visteon over the looming bond payments,[…]
Sumpter Twp. planners again delay action on Abraham project
Another angry crowd gathered July 13 to hear the Sumpter Planning Commission’s decision on whether to recommend special exception use approval for William Abraham’s project on 67 acres at 23600[…]
Sen. Patrick Colbeck announces bid to be Michigan governor
Michigan Senator Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton and former senator for Belleville, Van Buren and Sumpter, is launching his bid for governor at the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport on[…]
Library Board adds basement to plans for new library building
At its regular meeting July 11, the Belleville Area District Library approved allocating $312,000 from the owner’s contingency part of the construction budget to pay for adding a partial basement[…]
Shaylett Stuckey of VBT crowned ‘Queen of Queens’ in New Orleans
Shaylett Stuckey of Van Buren Township was crowned 2017 Queen of Queens on July 8 in New Orleans where she competed against 35 other contestants from the United States and[…]
Court Watching: Nelson Po pleads guilty to attempting to grow 5-45 kg of marijuana
On June 26, Nelson Po of Sumpter Township entered a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempting to deliver/manufacture 5-45 kilograms of marijuana at his Harris Road home.[…]
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