Editorial: It’s finally time to pave McBride Ave.
A very happy Van Buren Township Trustee Sherry Frazier made the motion at Tuesday’s VBT meeting to accept the low bid of Florence Cement to put asphalt on McBride Avenue[…]
Corrections on Luke, Wright
In last week’s editorial, we wrote that with the $12,000 raise for being promoted to public safety director, the former police chief Eric Luke now has a base salary of[…]
McBride Middle School presents ‘Meet the Creeps’ this weekend
McBride Middle School presents this year’s play, “Meet the Creeps,” on Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 24, at 2 p.m. Tickets[…]
FIRST Robotics competition this weekend at BHS
Thousands of visitors are expected in Belleville this week end as the FIRST Robotics competition is held at Belleville High School. There are 40 teams and with their support crews[…]
Sumpter OKs Luke as Public Safety Director on 5-1 vote
“I don’t know what the hurry was,” Sumpter Township Treasurer Peggy Morgan said after the 5-1 vote that promoted Police Chief Eric Luke to public safety director at the board’s[…]
Belleville meets with Van Buren Township officials on fire department
Belleville officials met with Van Buren Township officials on Monday morning to discuss the possible take over of fire suppression and emergency medical service to the city by the township.[…]
Court Watching: Richard McWhirter bound over to circuit court on ATV charge
Richard Garland McWhirter, 43, waived his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge David Parrott on March 14 and was bound over to circuit court. His personal recognizance bond of[…]
Editorial: Sumpter promotes Luke to Public Safety Director
At the March 13 regular meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, in a surprise move, Police Chief Eric Luke was promoted to Public Safety Director with a $12,000[…]
BHS, McBride students set class walkouts
A month after the Valentine’s Day shooting that killed 17 at a high school in Florida, students across the country have scheduled a walkout from classes to protest gun violence[…]
911 threat of ‘shooting up Belleville’ results in closing BHS
Someone called 911 to say “Belleville is going to be shot up.” The call came in to the Van Buren Township dispatch center, which services Belleville and VBT, at 7:30[…]
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