On March 20, Sumpter Township Police Department issued the following Nixle alert: “Due to the current dry ground conditions in our area, the fire department has responded to several field[…]
By Eric Hamp, president Michigan Press Association Freedom of the press is important to those who have chosen to be journalists and serve as the peoples’ watchdogs in America for[…]
After a 35-minute closed-door session on March 17, the Belleville City Council voted unanimously to have the city manager move forward on the purchase of 330 Charles St. for a[…]
From March 12 to 15, the FIRST Robotics state district competition for 2025 was held at Belleville High School and drew a large crowd. There were 40 teams, including Belleville[…]
After three special meetings to interview candidates for the open township manager position, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees selected Ken Marten on a 5-2 vote. This was at the[…]
Belleville Police Officer Jeff Gueli met with the Belleville Planning Commission at its regular meeting March 13 to explain what work he is doing in ordinance enforcement. Officer Gueli said[…]
We are celebrating completion of our 30th year of publication by printing stories from our earliest issues to show what was happening in Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter. In our[…]
A special meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was set for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, to buy an internet server that was expected to go[…]
The Van Buren Township Planning Commission discussed for an hour at its March 12 meeting a draft ordinance to control Battery Energy Storage Systems. The state recently passed Public Act[…]
Sifuentes Noe Uribe Sifuentes Noe Uribe, 35, of Van Buren Township was charged with home invasion second degree and unlawful driving away of an auto on Feb. 15 in the[…]