Revive I-275 update: S. I-275 exit to Ecorse closed for a month in VBT
Work on the Revive I-275 project has moved to the interchange with Ecorse Road. Beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, the southbound I-275 ramp to Ecorse Road was closed[…]
Anna Hardy interns at Disney World as part of Ferris State U. program
Anna Hardy of Belleville, a senior in Hospitality Management at Ferris State University, will serve as an intern at Disney World for six months as part of her university program.[…]
River of Life invites public to help celebrate 20th anniversary
River of Life Assembly of God, 16650 Sumpter Rd., Van Buren Township, invites the public to join in its anniversary weekend, Aug. 12-14, to celebrate the 20 years since it[…]
Paddle Belleville holds ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Paddle Belleville on Aug. 2 at its waterfront business at 533 Main St., Belleville. Taking part in the ceremony[…]
Work continues on Belleville Area Museum
Crews worked over last weekend to plant perennials in the new garden area at the Belleville Area Museum on Main Street in Belleville and to erect an arch that mirrors[…]
Sumpter Twp. board approves Karen Armatis as new deputy clerk
At its regular meeting on July 26 the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to approve the appointment of Karen Armatis to the deputy clerk position at the proposed[…]
Belleville to be center of luau party time the weekend of Aug. 18-21
The City of Belleville will be the scene of a series of special events and parties from Thursday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Aug. 21. “It’s going to be a fun[…]
Local preliminary returns: Voters approve district library millage, Sumpter police millages
Local preliminary returns: Voters approve district library millage, Sumpter OKs police millages Preliminary results of the Aug. 2 primary election show that the Belleville Area District Library millage replacement passed[…]
Editorial: Van Buren Twp., City of Belleville get ARPA contracts
On Monday, Aug. 1, both Van Buren Township and the City of Belleville approved signing individual agreements with Wayne County as a step to getting federal funds available to them.[…]
61-year-old Willis man arraigned in hit & run death on service drive
On Friday, July 29, 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin arraigned Kenneth Ray Barrett, 61, a white male of Willis, on charges relating to the hit and run death of[…]
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