Community Art Walk set for this Saturday in downtown Belleville
A Community Art Walk celebration to highlight the various art works currently in the Belleville area has been set for Saturday, Sept. 16, starting at the Fourth Street Square at[…]
Markus J. LaBoda completes Marine recruit training
Markus J. LaBoda of Belleville graduated Sept. 8 from the U.S. Marine Corps recruit training school at Parris Island, SC. He earned the designation of Rifle Expert. Now he goes[…]
Editorial: Shooting unnerves Belleville residents
A group of revelers at Egan’s Pub last Thursday night were celebrating the Belleville High School football win over Stevenson. It was the team’s first home game this season and[…]
Police investigate Belleville shooting
After last Thursday’s [Aug. 31] first home football game at Belleville High School, as people celebrated the win inside Egan’s Pub around 11 p.m., a stolen Jeep drove erratically on[…]
New Belleville city manager is current Litchfield manager
At a special meeting of the Belleville City Council on Aug. 28, the council voted 3-2 to offer the position of city manager to Jason Smith, currently serving as city[…]
Volunteers needed for hospice work in Canton Township area
Volunteers are being sought by Oakland Hospice for the Canton Township area. Jeanne Edwards, volunteer coordinator, said there are many opportunities to serve the hospice organization: volunteers for patients, administrative[…]
Twelve apts. affected in Sept. 5 fire at The Waverly in VBT
At 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Van Buren Township Fire Department was dispatched to a fire that started on the third floor of an apartment building at The Waverly[…]
Court Watching
Devin Joseph Montour Devin Joseph Montour, 23, of Sumpter Township, was present for his remote pretrial before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on Aug. 30 on a charge[…]
Michigan Court of Appeals upholds VBEA grievance on pay
The Van Buren Public Schools must pay the teacher who taught extra students as agreed under the collective bargaining agreement unless the district decides to appeal a Court of Appeals[…]
Court Watching: Jury to decide many charges against Dekenta Parchman on Sept. 25
A jury trial on Sept. 25 in Wayne County Circuit Court for Dekenta Reshard Parchman, 31, of Westland will consider five charges against him including torturing a woman on July[…]
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