Food trailer in front of Menards approved by VBT planners for 1 year
A food trailer called Waters Kitchen has been approved as a temporary land use in the parking lot in front of Menards for the next year. At the regular Zoom[…]
CBC announces Taste of Belleville canceled for 2020
Janet Millard, coordinator of the Belleville Central Business Authority, announced July 21 that the CBC is canceling the Taste of Belleville scheduled for Aug. 20. “We are extremely sad to[…]
True Wellness Pharmacy hosting free food distribution on Aug. 1
True Wellness Pharmacy at 10824 Belleville Rd. in Van Buren Township is hosting a free food distribution on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At Tuesday’s regular[…]
District Library Board appoints Tanya Stoudemire to fill seat
At its July 14 virtual RingCentral teleconference meeting, the Belleville Area District Library Board welcomed a new member – Tanya Stoudemire – to fill the vacancy created when Barbara Gates[…]
Circuit Court affirms conviction over Sumpter ordinance
Ronald Barrington Robinson of Sumpter Township was found guilty by a 34th District Court jury on Oct. 12, 2018 of violating a Sumpter Township ordinance. He was ticketed for parking[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board holds first regular meeting since March 24
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees met together with masks on for its regular meeting July 14, the first regular meeting held since March 24. All meetings for April, May,[…]
VBT Clerk urges voters to drop their absentee ballots off at the township
“There is a problem going on with the post office and we are encouraging people to drop off their absentee ballots in the drop box in front of township hall,”[…]
Jim Wigginton celebrates sixth world record
On Sunday, July 26, Van Buren Township resident Jim Wigginton celebrated his sixth world record alongside the doctors who cared for his wife Nancy before she died of thyroid cancer,[…]
Editorial: Belleville, VBT officials unhappy with DTE failures
On Monday, July 20, the Belleville City Council discussed the failures of DTE in Sunday’s storm that plunged the tri-community into darkness. On Tuesday, July 21, the Van Buren Township[…]
5 candidates file for 4 seats open on Van Buren Schools Board of Education
Four candidates filed to be on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election for four, four-year seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. Filing by the 4[…]
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