Paul Cischke of Sumpter Township is fighting Stage 3 esophageal cancer and the medical bills and expenses are rising. Friends are hosting a benefit spaghetti dinner to help from 4[…]
Bill Abraham brought his “Nightmare on Haunted Hill” trailer to the parking lot of the Sumpter Township Hall on Sept. 24 during the township board meeting. Before the meeting, people[…]
The time capsule buried in Victory Park on May 22, 1987 by students from South Middle School (now Owen Intermediate) was planned to be opened on Memorial Day week end[…]
Wayne County Commissioners on Sept. 19 adopted a $1.63 billion county operating budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The new budget represents a decrease from the current year’s $1.66 billion[…]
Wayne County will add a new outreach official to serve veterans in Downriver and Western Wayne communities through the newly adopted county budget. “This is something that has been sought[…]
The Belleville Community Chorus and the Belleville Community Band are jointly hosting a spaghetti dinner fund raiser on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Belleville United[…]
On Sept. 25, the preliminary exam of Vincent Paul Webber, 57, at 34th District Court was delayed for a week because witnesses were not subpoenaed to testify against him. Webber[…]
The Sumpter Progressive Civic League will sponsor a casino day trip to Firekeepers Casino from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. Cost is $35 and the trip[…]
On Sept. 24, the U.S. Senate confirmed Joseph Cella of Augusta Township to be the ambassador to Fiji and four other Pacific island nations. Senators voted 56-38 to approve Cella[…]
Pastor William and Martha Hill of Sumpter Township celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Oct. 1. The Hills were married in Toledo in 1955. Their son and his wife, William[…]