Belleville Central Business Community announces virtual Halloween costume winners
Ages 0-3: 1st – Alan Fink, Van Buren Twp. 2nd – Jack Arthur Maier, Sumpter Twp. Ages 4-6: 1st – Natalie Thornell, Van Buren Twp. 2nd – Gwen Duffourc, Van[…]
Belleville Community Art Show Winners — Virtual for 2020
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts celebrated the 11th year of the Belleville Community Art Show by going virtual this year. The Belleville Area Council for the Arts congratulates[…]
Editorial: School Supt. urges COVID safety rules
Pete Kudlak, superintendent of the Van Buren Public Schools, urged the Belleville-area community to practice safety procedures to keep the COVID-19 pandemic at bay in this community. At the Nov.[…]
Ohio man arraigned in 2017 murder of Egypt Covington
On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 8, Timothy Eugene Moore, 34, of Ohio was arraigned at 34th District Court on nine felonies, including first-degree murder, in the June 22, 2017 death of[…]
Man who robbed Chase bank in Belleville immediately arrested
On Saturday, Nov. 7, at approximately 10:40 a.m., the Belleville Police Department was dispatched to the Chase bank at 465 Main St. on a report of a robbery in progress.[…]
Republican Tim Bowman new supervisor in Sumpter
Republican Tim Bowman was elected supervisor of Sumpter Township according to unofficial results of the Nov. 3 General Election. Bowman earned 2,709 votes, 53.82%, over Democrat incumbent supervisor John Morgan[…]
Van Buren School Board passes added COVID detail, 5-1
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education gave School Supt. Pete Kudlak the power to change district learning from in-person and remote to all remote without a vote of[…]
Court Watching: Hopkins, Parker to have live preliminary exams at 9 a.m., Dec. 8
Daniel Preston Hopkins, 36, of Westland, has his live preliminary exam set for 9 a.m., Dec. 8 before 34th District Court Chief Judge Brian Oakley. Hopkins is charged with assault[…]
VBT Forgotten Harvest Mobile Food Pantry changes times, dates
The Forgotten Harvest Mobile Food Pantry continues to pass out free fresh food in the Van Buren Township parking lot until the end of the year, but some of the[…]
Glenn Silvenis earns RE/MAX Circle of Legends Award
Glenn Silvenis of RE/MAX Crossroads in Belleville has received the RE/MAX Circle of Legends Award which honors highly successful agents, based on sales volume and having completed 10 years of[…]
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