Keystone Academy going back to five days a week in classrooms
Keystone Academy Charter School will go back to teaching in the classrooms for five days a week starting Monday, Oct. 26. Principal Jorvonna Drain said classes will be moving from[…]
Michigan Fireworks Club members to hold training on Oct. 17
By Alysha Albrecht VBT Communications Specialist On Oct. 6, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved a fireworks display permit for the local Michigan Fireworks Club. The permit is[…]
School Board meets in public once again, reinstates voting policy
On Oct. 12, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education met in person at the Belleville High School Commons, free at-last of state restrictions that kept them meeting by[…]
VBT Police seek man who defecated in box, put on shelf at Meijer
Van Buren Township police are seeking a man who entered the VBT Meijer store at 10:35 p.m., Sept. 27, and defecated in a cardboard box which he left on a[…]
Editorial: Be careful in trimming trees, climbing on ladders
On Sunday, a doctor in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital’s emergency room said since the COVID-19 virus hit, there have been many, many people coming into the ER after having fallen[…]
Five run for four seats open on Van Buren School Board
Five candidates are running for four, four-year seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 3 General Election. On the ballot are incumbents Susan K.[…]
City Council approves Belleville Lake Fest for June 25-27
A different kind of festival will take place next June. Instead of the usual Strawberry Festival, a Belleville Lake Fest will be held June 25-27. At Monday’s regular meeting of[…]
Rash of political sign stealing erupts in Sumpter
Karithea Murry Hanible of Oakville Waltz Road reported on Tuesday that there has been a rash of political sign-stealing in Sumpter Township. She said she got some Biden/Harris signs through[…]
Yankee Air Museum offers helicopter rides Oct. 14, 24
In its first season ever, Yankee Air Museum’s Vietnam-era Huey helicopter, “Greyhound,” has been flying Air Adventure rides from Willow Run Airport and the Museum since early August. Now, the[…]
VBT Parks & Rec seeks submission for fall photo challenge
By Alysha Albrecht VBT Communications Dept. The fall colors have arrived in southeast, Michigan and for the first time ever, the Van Buren Township Parks and Recreation Department is hosting[…]
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