Public Safety Director Greg Laurain off duty after 40 years of service
On Feb. 25, Public Safety Department Director Greg Laurain reported for his last day of duty, after more than 40 years of service to Van Buren Township. At the Feb.[…]
Michigan State Police investigate one-car accident on I-94 ramp
Michigan State Police are investigating what appears to have been single-car crash Tuesday morning in Van Buren Township. According to WWJ News Radio, the driver involved was listed in critical[…]
Sumpter Clerk explains 48-star American flag now in shadowbox
At the Feb. 22 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, Clerk Esther Hurst read a prepared statement explaining the background of an American flag from 1912 that was[…]
Three BHS wrestlers, bowling team, 2 female bowlers go to state finals
Belleville High School wrestlers Demond Harrison, Landon Pepper, and Austin Martin all qualified for the Wrestling State Finals at Ford Field on March 4 and 5. The BHS Boys Bowling[…]
VBT planners approve temporary concrete batch plant for I-275
A temporary concrete batch plant with three, large temporary structures will be put in place on 10 acres of landfill property east of the Ecorse/I-275 northbound on ramp. At the[…]
Sumpter OKs ordinance to grow marijuana in Industrial zonings
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance amendment that allows the growing of medical marijuana in Light Industrial and General Industrial zoned districts,[…]
VBPS hire non-instructional employees on Feb. 14
At the Feb. 14 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board: • Approved the hiring of non-instructional employees: Charles Johnson as custodian as of Jan.[…]
BHS Athletics Hall of Fame celebrates two years
On Feb. 11, during half time at the Belleville High School basketball game, the BHS Athletic Department celebrated both the 2020 and 2021 inductees into the Belleville Athletics Hall of[…]
Editorial: Emergency scanner reveals the ups and downs of our area
On Tuesday morning, the Belleville Fire Department was called to 451 W. Columbia Ave. for a fire alarm at the school district’s new Early Childhood Development Center. It turns out[…]
Police: 2 Tyler students taken from school by mother’s ex-boyfriend
On Feb. 16 at about 9:34 a.m., Van Buren Township police officers were dispatched to Tyler Elementary School to investigate a possible kidnapping/child abduction. Van Buren Township Police Chief Jason[…]
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