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[…]
Baby tortoise currently lives in district library
“Tort-ellini” is a cherry-head tortoise who currently lives in the children’s area of the Belleville Area District Library. Karen Dubke, youth services librarian, the library is caring for the baby[…]
Lions Club wants to start club in Sumpter
Lions Club member Coleman addressed the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at the end of its agenda on July 8, saying two local police officers are Lions Club members in[…]
VBT planners approve temporary parking lot for DTE
DTE Energy is expanding its garage at 8001 Haggerty Rd. and the site is congested so they need a temporary parking lot for workers. Tetra Tech was seeking the special[…]
Belleville Area District Library preserves area history week by week
It all started when Keith Bruder and his late wife Ginger were looking for genealogical information at a small library in Ohio. Keith said the library surprised them by having[…]
Newsprint not affected by increase in US tariff on Canadian imports
On July 10, President Donald Trump announced an increase in the tariff on imports from Canada from 25 to 35%; however, the administration confirmed the next morning that the exemption[…]
District Library board authorizes signing of agreement with county
At a previous meeting, the Belleville Area District Library Board approved setting up a proposed settlement agreement with Wayne County indicating how the overpayment of penal fines will be repaid.[…]
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