Bethany Bible Church welcomes new pastor, Seth Westmoreland
Bethany Bible Church welcomes Pastor Seth Westmoreland to its staff as Lead Pastor. Pastor Seth is 43 years old and has spent nearly 12 years at Magnolia’s First Baptist Church,[…]
BACA to sponsor trip to Toledo to see Tiffany windows
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is planning an excursion to the Toledo First Congregational Church on Friday, Aug. 25, to see the Tiffany windows installed there. This installation[…]
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announces four award winners
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announced four award winners at its annual meeting July 11. Large Business of the Year: • Moving the Mitten Real Estate Group Small Business[…]
DeBucks to host two sessions for Turfgrass Producers International
Norm DeBuck of Van Buren Township said the Turfgrass Producers International convention at the MGM Grand in Detroit will next week, will bus attendees out to the DeBucks’ New Lawn[…]
VBPS School Board approves five-year strategic plan
Dr. Rod Green, consultant from the Michigan Association of School Boards, was present at Monday’s meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education to close up the work[…]
Boy Scout tells school board of plan for Eagle Project
Kenneth Farr of Boy Scout Troop #793 was present at the July 17 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education with scout leader Martin Church, to explain[…]
BHS eSports team makes semi-finals, 1 earns scholarship
By Adam Howard BHS ELA Department & eSports Coach When most people think about the word “sports,” images of hockey, football, baseball, and soccer likely jump to the forefront of[…]
Those who sign up early for BHS All-Class Reunion get lower price
The Belleville High School Alumni All-Class Reunion will be held beginning at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, in the BHS Commons, 501 W. Columbia Ave., Belleville. Activities with paid registration[…]
Sumpter board approves $250,000 in ARPA funds for cemetery upgrades
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved obligating $250,000 of its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to upgrade Martinsville Cemetery on Willis Court. This was at its[…]
Court Watching: Grooms again bound over to circuit court for domestic violence
Carleen Thomas Grooms, 39, of Van Buren Township was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) and domestic violence on Jan. 15, 2021 in Van Buren Township. His[…]
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