Trinity Church launches ‘Friday Fill-Up’ food program for students
On a chilly Saturday in February, some two dozen adults and kids gathered in the basement of Trinity Episcopal Church to assemble 80 bags of food — enough to feed[…]
Information on teens using drugs set at St. Joseph Hospital
Young people today are faced with conflicting, confusing and often inaccurate information from questionable sources to guide them in making decisions about substance use. Parents face similar difficulty in communicating[…]
Clerk Leon Wright’s travels, expenses questioned by 2 trustees
At the March 6 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, Trustee Paul White asked that the voucher list be pulled off the consent agenda and put on[…]
Court Watching: Jeremy Schuh waives exam, bound over on B&E of VBT building
Jeremy Daniel Schuh, 37, waived his preliminary exam on charges of breaking and entering a building with intent to rob and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer on Feb. 17 in Van[…]
Court Watching: Sean McKeehan bound over to circuit court on weapons charges
Sean Eugene McKeehan, 28, was bound over to circuit court on two weapons charges when he waived his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on March[…]
BHS Robotics team earns gold medal at competition
The Belleville High School Robotics team competed in a FIRST Robotics Competition on March 10 on the west side of the state and came away with a gold medal. At[…]
Editorial: VBT approves ‘Option Zero’ for Iron Belle Trail
There were five options proposed for the route of the state Iron Belle Trail hiking/biking link through Van Buren Township, but on Tuesday the VBT Board of Trustees approved a[…]
Seawall repair bid opening set for April 2 in Belleville
The second bid opening for repairs to the deteriorating seawall at Doane’s Landing park has been set for April 2 at the Belleville City Council meeting. At Monday’s regular council[…]
Council for the Arts wants to purchase outdoor sculpture
Kenneth Voigt, representing the Belleville Area Council for the Arts, told the Belleville Downtown Development Authority that BACA wants to purchase an outdoor sculpture now on display in the city[…]
March is Quilt Show time at the Belleville Area Museum
The 22nd-annual Quilt Exhibit at the Belleville Area Museum, sponsored by the Western Wayne County Quilt Guild, runs through March 28. The museum is hosting more than 150 quilts, many[…]
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