VBT Fire Dept. sets Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 12
The Van Buren Township Fire Department will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Fire Station #2 at 7981 Belleville Rd. The[…]
Sumpter Police Dept. posts arrest announcement on Facebook Page
The following was posted on the Sumpter Township Police Facebook Page at 4:16 p.m., Oct. 5: Tyler Hancock, 22, of Belleville was arraigned earlier today in the 34th District Court[…]
Court Watching: Charges dropped against Webber for larceny in building
A charge of larceny in a building on Oct. 19, 2018 at the Secretary of State office in Belleville against Vincent Paul Webber, 57, was dismissed by 34th District Court[…]
Editorial: Your right to know is in danger in Michigan
By Dirk Milliman Three Rivers Commercial News The Leaders of the Republican Caucus in the Michigan House of Representatives want to pull public notices from newspapers and allow governmental entities[…]
McNamara to look at keeping splash pad open longer next year
At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority on Sept. 24, Marsha Hollins asked why the new splash pad couldn’t be kept open on week ends[…]
Owen Intermediate School wins top state award for school library
On Sept. 30, officials from the State of Michigan came to Owen Intermediate School in Belleville to honor the school’s library with a singular honor. They met in the newly[…]
First Gospel Fest held in Sumpter Township on Sept. 28
The First Missionary Baptist Church of Belleville was the first choir to perform at the Sept. 28 Gospel Fest at the Sumpter Township pavilion. Gospel Fest was sponsored by the[…]
Two families complain to school board on treatment of students
Shawn Phenix, father of a six-year-old gifted and talented student at Savage Elementary, told the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on Monday about how his son was put[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board approves financial audit with top rating
Rana Emmons, CPA, of Post, Smythe, Lutz & Ziel of Plymouth, presented the annual financial audit for Sumpter Township for the 2018-19 fiscal year, ending March 31. The budget is[…]
VBT Planners set Oct. 23 public hearing on Master Plan change
To make way for Scott Jones’ planned residential development next to Sandy’s Marina on the lake, a public hearing has been set for 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, for the[…]
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