A one-hour-14-minute workshop was held by the Belleville City Council on Monday to discuss, again, its plan to hire an advisor to be embedded in the department to direct its[…]

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On Nov. 10, Sumpter Township announced that Martinsville, south of Dunn, will be closed for an extended period due to a large sinkhole caused by the collapse of a culvert.[…]

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Anthony Jones, Jr. Anthony Jones, 42, of Detroit was video-arraigned in custody on Sept. 11 on a charge of possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy in Van Buren Township on Sept. 9. Personal[…]

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Although the $77 million bond proposal of the Van Buren Public Schools on the Nov. 4 ballot was turned down by Wayne County voters in Belleville, Van Buren Township, Sumpter[…]

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We were saddened to learn of the Oct. 27 death of community leader David C. Brown. The Belleville area lost a great supporter with his passing. Although he had turned[…]

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At about 2:18 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, the Van Buren Police Department was dispatched to the Parkwood Apartments for a reported shooting inside an apartment. Upon arrival, officers discovered[…]

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Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4434 are showing off their new hats these days proclaiming the post to be an All-American Team for 2024-25. The Belleville post was[…]

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After a lengthy discussion on a proposal to embed a fire advisor in the Belleville Fire Department, the city council on Nov. 3 decided to give the city firefighters a[…]

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To the Honorable Members of the City Council, I appreciate the opportunity to address the recent decision to hire an external advisor for the Belleville Fire Department. I feel it[…]

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The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority approved the third-amended DDA and Tax Increment Financing Plan at its regular meeting on Oct. 28 and sent it on to the Van[…]

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