He can fly! Thomas Okubo breaks school record
Belleville High School Athletic Director Joseph Brodie says congratulations are in order to Thomas Okubo as he broke the school record in the 100-yard Butterfly at the Michigan High School[…]
Kayli Irvine, Nicholas Ray are engaged
Kayli Irvine and Nicholas Ray, both of Belleville, announce their engagement to be married. The wedding is planned for June 24. The bride-to-be is daughter of Brian Irvine of Westland[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board approves confidentiality agreement for employees
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to approve a confidentiality agreement for township employees at its regular meeting March 14. Employees could be fired if they violated the[…]
Court Watching: Sheena Barnes has jury trial set
Sheena Devina Barnes, 63, of Sumpter Township has a jury trial set for 8:30 a.m., May 22 before 34th District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley on a charge of[…]
BHS Boys’ Basketball get to Regional final in Division 1
The Belleville High School boys’ basketball team defeated Romulus, 52-39, on March 10 in the Michigan School Athletic Association District championship. On March 13, BHS defeated Skyline, 48-45, to advance[…]
Editorial: This is Sunshine Week in Michigan
The Michigan Press Association reminds us that this is Sunshine Week in Michigan when newspapers must remind members of the public that they have a right to know what their[…]
City planners OK site plan for rest of Scott Jones’ shopping center
The area that used to hold Lakeview Tavern next to the Belleville Bridge in the city now is slated to become an outdoor area with a stage, triangle sunshades, a[…]
School Board, SaveMIHeart group focuses on those who saved Rupnow’s life
Those who were in the “chain of survival” were honored for saving the life of Brian Rupnow who suffered a cardiac arrest on Dec. 13 at Belleville High School where[…]
SaveMIHeart honors those in ‘chain of survival’ at BHS cardiac arrest
SaveMIHeart, a nonprofit advocate for sudden cardiac arrest survivors, honored Brian Rupnow and those who saved his life at the March 13 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools[…]
Attorney says disabled woman starved to death in VBT group home
A $25 million lawsuit was filed March 14 in Wayne Circuit Court against a Van Buren Township group home for starving to death a totally disabled woman. Bertha Jones, 71,[…]
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