Belleville planners approve new city Master Plan, send it to council
At its regular meeting on April 9, the Belleville Planning Commission unanimously approved the 2026 city Master Plan and sent it on to the city council for final approval. This[…]
Editorial: Pre-Easter tornado holds off for Flop E Bunny event
Rain had been forecast for Saturday and those in the Belleville Central Business Community had to make the difficult decision of whether Flop E Bunny could sit out in the[…]
EF-1 tornado touches down in VBT/Belleville area
The National Weather Service confirmed a EF-1 tornado touched down in Van Buren Township on Saturday, April 4, at 5:46 p.m. just south of Martz Road between Rawsonville Road and[…]
Bellevillains on to State contest for third year in a row
By Mark Laginess, President Tiger Robotics Booster Organization. FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6615, the Bellevillains of Belleville High School, completed two district qualification events with a fourth-place finish in Milford[…]
Lower Huron Metropark to cut ribbon on newly renovated Walnut Grove
Join the Huron-Clinton Metroparks for a ribbon cutting celebration at the newly renovated Walnut Grove Campground at Lower Huron Metropark on Thursday, April 9 at 11 a.m. Closed last summer[…]
Mildred Baker turns 100 years old, Lutheran Church to celebrate
Mildred Baker, a lifelong Belleville resident who now resides in Sumpter Township, turned 100 years old on April 2 with a quiet party at her residence. The Belleville City Council[…]
Supt.: BHS Cosmetology class CTE designation ‘a feather in our cap’
At the March 9 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education director of instruction Jill Marvaso reported the Michigan Department of Education has designated the Cosmetology class[…]
Lionel Lamont Vincent serving 75 years to life for two VBT murders
On Oct. 31, 2025, a Wayne County Circuit Court jury found Lionel Lamont Vincent, 52, guilty of one count of first-degree, premeditated murder and not guilty of a second count[…]
Editorial: What a great time of year — Sunshine, flowers, Easter
The bright-yellow daffodils are in bloom along the side of the Smith house next door to where we park at the newspaper office in Belleville. Richard Smith’s late mother planted[…]
Planning consultant Vidya Krishnan retires after 27 years at VBT
“I gave it my everything,” said Vidya Krishnan in her final farewells to the Van Buren Township Planning Commission on March 25 after 27 years of service. “After 27 years,[…]
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