There’s still time to enter Michigan’s Big Tree Hunt
This summer, Michiganders are invited to join the adventure of searching for the biggest trees in the state. ReLeaf Michigan’s Big Tree Hunt is a free, family-friendly contest that encourages[…]
Editorial: Local stars delight the community at Saturday shows
The seats were hard and the rain was falling in torrents outside, but the families of the 30 performers on stage didn’t mind a bit. The Missoula Children’s Theatre put[…]
Corps of Engineers says radioactive waste now going to Texas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that the lightly radioactive waste from Lewiston, NY, that was going to be buried in Van Buren Township, is heading instead to[…]
School Board OKs $77 million bond proposal for ballot
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on July 28 to place a $77 million, 30-year bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. School Supt. Pete Kudlak[…]
135 Years of Service: Belleville Seventh-day Adventist Church
By Dan Woolf Belleville’s Seventh-day Adventist Church can trace its beginnings to a series of tent meetings begun in July 1889 by Eugene LeLand. Cassius Hughes returned in December and[…]
News Release: School Board approves net-zero-tax-rate-increase bond proposal
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education has approved a resolution to place a bond proposal on the ballot for the Nov. 4, 2025, election. In a news release[…]
Contractor to begin work on invasive growth in Sherwood Pond
Zach Goodhart of Michigan Lake and Pond gave a presentation on the vegetation treatment he will begin on the fishing dock, swim area, and area south of the beach at[…]
Snickers is Therapy Dog at David C. Brown Funeral Home
Snickers is the Therapy Dog at David C. Brown Funeral Home in Belleville. Shelly Brown said Snickers is especially good working with children who don’t like dogs. She said the[…]
Editorial: Thanks to Barbara Miller for bringing Missoula back
Barbara Rogalle Miller, one of the founders of the Belleville Area Council for the Arts, is known for having good ideas and pursuing projects. She’s likely to turn the projects[…]
SEMCOG presents $1.74 million check to VBT
At its regular meeting July 15, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees was very happy to accept a check for $1.74 million in federal funds obtained through the Southeastern[…]
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