Editorial: Thanks to Barbara Miller for bringing Missoula back
Barbara Rogalle Miller, one of the founders of the Belleville Area Council for the Arts, is known for having good ideas and pursuing projects. She’s likely to turn the projects[…]
SEMCOG presents $1.74 million check to VBT
At its regular meeting July 15, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees was very happy to accept a check for $1.74 million in federal funds obtained through the Southeastern[…]
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Steve Jones now interim Belleville City Manager
Steve Jones, assistant city manager, was promoted to temporary interim city manager at Monday’s meeting of the Belleville City Council. Mayor Ken Voigt said Jones will get a $10,000 per[…]
Belleville DDA working on final proposal for business incubator
Steve Jones, acting Belleville city manager and director of the Downtown Development Authority, reported to the DDA at its July 16 meeting that he is working to finalize a proposal[…]
Romulus High School Class of 1975 sets 50-year class reunion
The Romulus High School class of 1975 will hold its 50-year class reunion from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Romulus VFW, 39270 Huron River Dr., Romulus.[…]
VBT planners OK Autokiniton canopy, Richardo extension
The request for preliminary and final site plan approval for Autokiniton’s new 6,600-square-foot, galvanized, aluminum canopy was approved unanimously at the May 28 meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning[…]
New clock erected at Fourth Street Square
The non-functioning, 30-year-old clock at the Fourth Street Square on Main Street in Belleville was replaced with a brand-new clock at 3:37 p.m. on July 17 and has shown the[…]
Air Museum presents ‘Baseball Hall of Famers Who Served’ on Sept. 3
Steve Mrozek, executive director of the Selfridge Military Air Museum and a retired Army paratrooper, is the guest speaker at the 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, Historic Preservation Night at[…]
Court Watching: Tiggs sentenced to 18 years in prison for 2023 VBT shooting death
Matthew Torrey Tiggs, Jr., 24, of Eastpointe, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the Aug. 4, 2023 shooting death of 26-year-old Jean Thomas Butchart in the Van[…]
Editorial: Thank the Bruders, the Rotary, library for our history
Thank Keith and Ginger Bruder, the Belleville Rotary Cozadd Foundation, and the Belleville Area District Library for preserving this area’s history for future generations. Keith Bruder reports that he and[…]
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