Sumpter Township celebrates Rob Young’s 35 years as township attorney
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees celebrated Rob Young’s 35 years of sitting at the township board table as its township attorney. This was at the regular meeting on Aug.[…]
Community Chorus names Genevieve Welch as new director
The Belleville Community Chorus has selected Genevieve Welch as its new director for the upcoming fall and spring season. Welch is a graduate student at the University of Michigan School[…]
Metropark cuts ribbon on new link for Iron Belle Trail
On Aug. 21, there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony near the East Huron River Drive entrance to Lower Huron Metropark where the park’s final link of the Iron Belle Trail was[…]
Foulkes family wins medals in national competition
Five members of the Foulkes family of the city of Belleville on Aug. 21 showed the city council the gold medals they all won in national competition. They all are[…]
Court Watching
Terry Demone Brown, 22, of Ypsilanti was present by zoom before 34th District Court Judge Brian Oakley on Aug. 17 from the Wayne County Jail. He had been in jail[…]
Rotary Rubber Duck races turns into drawing due to weather
The Belleville Rotary Club held a Rubber Duck raffle instead of a race in Belleville Lake on the evening of Aug. 17, due to the inclement weather and cancellation of[…]
Editorial: VBT truly blessed for no injuries in Sunday air crash
It was a bright, sunny day in Van Buren Township, with lots of boats on Belleville Lake full of people with eyes lifted to the skies in expectation. It was[…]
No serious injuries in Sunday’s air crash at Thunder Over Michigan
A MiG Russian fighter jet crashed in the rough of the golf course next to a Waverly apartment complex building in Van Buren Township near the end of Sunday’s Thunder[…]
Court Watching: Matthew Tiggs arraigned on murder, assault charges in VBT
Matthew Torrey Tiggs, Jr., 22, of Eastpointe who had been living in Van Buren Estates mobile home park with relatives for the previous two weeks, was arraigned at 34th District[…]
School Board approves new phone system at cost of $400,780
Sean Garland, IT Network Administrator for the Van Buren Public Schools, told the Board of Education at Monday’s regular meeting that the district’s phone system is back working for now,[…]
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