Visteon Corp. announces first-quarter loss of $35 million on April 30
Visteon Corp. (VC) on April 30 reported a first-quarter loss of $35 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The company, based in Van Buren[…]
Sumpter Township sets special in-person meeting on May 5
Sumpter Township Supervisor John Morgan called a special, in-person meeting of the township board for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, with six items on the agenda. Later, after building department[…]
Man charged with ethnic intimidation for threats to Sen. Geiss
Police have charged John Mailley, 59, of Garden City with ethnic intimidation felonies after he allegedly left threatening emails for state Sen. Erika Geiss, D-Taylor, according to the Lansing State[…]
City of Belleville Proclamation in honor of Sumpter Twp.’s 180 years
WHEREAS, the original survey granted to Sumter Township was approved on Nov. 5, 1819 and federal land in the Township began to be sold to individuals in the 1830s, WHEREAS,[…]
Robert Coutts of VBT announces candidacy for 34th District Court judge
Attorney Robert Coutts announces his candidacy for 34th District Court Judge. The 34th District Court serves the cities of Romulus and Belleville, and the townships of Huron, Sumpter, and Van[…]
VB Public Schools Education Foundation grants announced
At the April 27 virtual meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education the follow were announced as receiving grants from the Van Buren Public Schools Education Foundation:[…]
Honk for our senior
Many families are decorating their doors to honor their seniors who are missing out on so many important milestones and ceremonies of graduation. Our door is a half-acre from the[…]
Editorial: City Council, School Board advised of loss of revenue
It’s not only families who are hurting because of the Stay Home, Stay Safe response to COVID-19 in Michigan. Family members can’t go to work and haven’t been able to[…]
Captain Franklin Williams of VBT dies as result of COVID-19
Detroit Fire Department Captain Franklin Delano Williams, 57, who has lived in Van Buren Township since 2010, died April 8 from complications due to COVID-19. He is the first fire[…]
Belleville City Council considers reducing budget, hiring more cops
“The budget is pretty difficult, especially with everything moving,” said interim City Manager Tracey Schultz Kobylarz to lead off Monday’s Zoom teleconference of the Belleville City Council. She said the[…]
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