Project begins in Belleville with demolition of house
On Monday morning, July 15, the house at 549 N. Liberty Street in the City of Belleville was demolished by Davenport Construction, as the first step in the clean up[…]
VBT Police spend 90 hours on case of woman who went on vacation
“It was a very interesting ordeal,” Van Buren Township Police Lt. Charles Bazzy said of the six-day search for Heavenly Sloan, a missing 18-year-old Ohio woman — who it turns[…]
VBT LDFA approves agreement with VBT on bond payment loan
At its regular meeting July 9, the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority unanimously approved a five-page agreement on the payment of the Visteon bond shortfall. The agreement now[…]
Neighbors oppose expansion of River of Life church building
A group of neighbors to River of Life Assembly of God attended the July 10 public hearing before the Van Buren Township Planning Commission to oppose the proposed expansion of[…]
Teen helps father and two children when jet ski dumps them in lake
Monday, July 15, at around 8:30 or 9 p.m., Jack Haase, 16, had just returned from practicing in the Drum Line at Belleville High School when he saw a jet[…]
Cadillac rolls into Belleville Lake
On Sunday evening, July 14, this white Cadillac was pulled out of Belleville Lake after rolling in from a residence a quarter mile east of the Belleville Road Bridge along[…]
St. Anthony Men’s Club sets golf outing for Sept. 7 at Fellows Creek
St. Anthony Men’s Club will hold a golf outing on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Fellows Creek Golf Club, 2936 Lotz Rd., Canton. Chairman Ted Wisniewski said it is a four-person[…]
UFO investigator speaks to standing-room-only crowd at library
Bill Konkolesky, state director of the Mutual UFO Network, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd in the Belleville Area District Library on July 11. Konkolesky said he has been state director[…]
Andrew Hinks wins library brick-counting contest
Andrew Hinks, 9, was the winner of the contest to guess how many bricks there would be in the new Belleville Area District Library building, now under construction next door[…]
Court Watching: Chad Stevens bound over to face charge of aggravated stalking
On July 10, a preliminary exam was held for Chad Martin Stevens, 29, before 34th District Court Judge David Parrott. The felony charge was aggravated stalking in Belleville on July[…]
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