Editorial: Whether or not to wear a mask is hot local topic
For the first time in ages, there were parents at the regular Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Aug. 23 and they all wanted to talk about[…]
Bridge Walk begins with re-dedication of Doane’s Landing Park
Just over two dozen people walked the Belleville Bridge during the 25th-annual Bridge Walk on Aug. 19. Before the brief walk across the bridge and back, Belleville Mayor Pro Tem[…]
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Twenty goats work to trim Horizon Park shoreline in Belleville
Twenty goats were delivered at about 10 a.m. Aug. 23 to the city of Belleville’s Horizon Park to trim the overgrown shoreline. The goats started chomping on the greenery at[…]
Swimming five Great Lakes in a single day — a summer road-trip adventure
By Todd Rizzo Van Buren Township When the kids were young, I read an article about a family that went on a road trip to swim in each of the[…]
HCMA, DTE Energy offer free admission to 13 parks for 3 weekends
Huron Clinton Metroparks and DTE Energy are teaming up to offer free admission to the Metroparks every weekend through Labor Day. This includes Lower Huron Metropark with entryways on East[…]
Winners of the Rotary’s Rubber Ducky fund raiser announced
Winners in the Belleville Rotary Club’s annual Rubber Ducky fundraiser on Aug. 19 were: • 1st place: Jackie Douglas; • 2nd place: Joyce Rochowiak; and • 3rd place: David Brooks.
Applebee’s restaurant wins trophy at Taste of Belleville
Applebee’s restaurant was the winner of a trophy for the best-decorated booth at the Taste of Belleville event on Aug. 19. Thomas Fielder, secretary of the Belleville Central Business Community[…]
Charlene Derrick sworn into a second 3-year term on Keystone board
At the in-person Aug. 12 meeting of the Keystone Academy Board of Directors, Board President Vesta Losen swore in board member Charlene Derrick for a second three-year term of office[…]
Supt. Kudlak reverses: Now preK-6th grade students must mask
At the Aug. 23 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, School Supt. Pete Kudlak said a little over two weeks ago he announced that masks would[…]
Masks encouraged but not required for Keystone students
Before the regular meeting of the Keystone Academy Board of Directors on Aug. 12, the board discussed a letter sent out by Principal Jorvana Drain that announced masks are strongly[…]
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