Van Buren Fire Fights put out Jan. 5 blaze at Cork and Bottle
At 1:35 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, the Van Buren Township Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at Cork and Bottle party store, 1000 Sumpter Rd. Fire Marshal Dave McInally[…]
VB School Board elects Amy Pearce as new president
Amy Pearce, who was sworn in to her new seat on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education just a year ago, was unanimously elected board president at Monday’s[…]
School Supt. Kudlak thanks those who gave holiday gifts to students
At the Jan. 13 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, School Supt. Pete Kudlak thanked the following list of people, families, and businesses for their generous[…]
Keystone Academy cuts one eighth grade class for September
Keystone Academy Charter School in Sumpter Township will eliminate one of its eighth-grade classes next school year because of a decreased number of eighth graders at the school. There will[…]
Spaghetti dinner at Moose raises $1,980 for Fisher House Michigan
A recent spaghetti dinner fund raiser at the Belleville Moose earned $1,980 for Fisher House Michigan. Moose representatives Kathie Steigerwald and Nancy Summers presented the check to Fisher House representative[…]
Belleville Post Office Letter Carriers honored for safe driving
For most drivers, luck would play a role in driving accident-free for 30 years. However, Belleville, MI Post Office letter carriers will be the first to tell you it’s not[…]
CIA/Air America pilot to present ‘Last Plane Out of Cambodia’
Former Air America pilot Capt. Neil Hansen began his aviation career in Detroit as a pilot for Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. He later spent more than a decade in Southeast[…]
Treasury: Scammers using fake letters in collections scam
Michigan taxpayers with past-due tax debts should be aware of an aggressive scam that’s making the rounds through the U.S. Postal Service, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury).[…]
Visteon opens new engineering center in Queretaro, Mexico
Visteon, a supplier of digital automotive dashboard electronics, has opened a newly constructed engineering center in Querétaro, Mexico. Reflecting a multi-million-dollar investment, the new engineering center is said to complement[…]
SEMCOG appoints Lothringer to economic development task force
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) has announced the appointment of Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Assistant Director Lisa Lothringer to the SEMCOG Planning and Economic Development[…]
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