Arts Council needs volunteers for Beer and Wine Taste fund raiser
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is planning a Beer and Wine Taste Fest fund raiser from 5 to 8 p.m., March 4, at the Belleville Yacht Club, 831[…]
Rep. Bellino announces increased transparency for Michigan House
State Rep. Joe Bellino, R-Monroe, has applauded a policy change that will provide easy access for the public to view the salaries of all state representatives and their staff. “People[…]
Father shoots son in Willow Road altercation in Sumpter Township
On Sunday, Jan. 22, at about 9:10 p.m., Sumpter Township Police were at a residence in the 47000 block of Willow Road responding to a call for service. While officers[…]
Nephew charged with two felonies after stabbing uncle in chest
Kial John-Glen Smith, a 19 year-old white male from Wayne, has been arrested on two felony warrants for allegedly stabbing his uncle. Van Buren Township Public Safety Director Greg Laurain[…]
Court Watching: Thomas Cahill bound over for homicide, co-defendant freed
Thomas Charles Cahill, 22, a Sumpter Township resident who is charged with the bludgeoning murder of his grandfather, has been bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court for trial. At[…]
Court Watching: Sentencing for driver in fatal accident reset to Jan. 24 in circuit court
The sentencing of Charles James Cahill, Jr., 49, of Sumpter Township in the death of a 12-year-old girl following a July 27 accident has been reset by a Wayne County[…]
Jan. 14 fire destroys home in Country Walk subdivision
On Saturday night, Jan. 14, Van Buren Township Fire Department, with the help of Belleville Fire Department, fought a house fire on Cumberland Drive, just off Martinsville Road in Country[…]
Sumpter Twp. Police issue warning on possible cougar sighting
The Sumpter Township Police Department was recently contacted by a property owner in the area of Sumpter and Kozma roads regarding a large feline that he had observed on his[…]
Swift Transportation, Huron Township Rotary set blood drive Jan. 27
Swift Transportation and Huron Township Rotary Club are hosting their third American Red Cross Blood Drive at Swift’s New Boston terminal from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27.[…]
GoFundMe page set up to help Jason Basham with third brain surgery
Two years ago while helping coach his daughter’s softball team, Jason Basham, Belleville High School class of 1996, was accidentally hit in the head with a ball, and a CT[…]
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