Jim Wigginton celebrates sixth world record
On Sunday, July 26, Van Buren Township resident Jim Wigginton celebrated his sixth world record alongside the doctors who cared for his wife Nancy before she died of thyroid cancer,[…]
Editorial: Belleville, VBT officials unhappy with DTE failures
On Monday, July 20, the Belleville City Council discussed the failures of DTE in Sunday’s storm that plunged the tri-community into darkness. On Tuesday, July 21, the Van Buren Township[…]
5 candidates file for 4 seats open on Van Buren Schools Board of Education
Four candidates filed to be on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election for four, four-year seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. Filing by the 4[…]
5 candidates file for 4 seats open on Belleville Area District Library Board
Voters will be asked to fill four seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board in the Nov. 3 general election. There are three 4-year seats open and one 2-year[…]
Driver misses squirrel, ends up hitting tree
On Tuesday morning, July 21, just after 8, a male driver, possibly in his 20s, lost control and ended up backwards in the front yard of former Belleville Mayor Richard[…]
Brownlee resigns from Environmental Commission after 34 years
David Brownlee has resigned from the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission after serving on it for 34 years. He has been the chairman for most of those years. At the[…]
VBT DDA to offer Wayne County a deal to fix Belleville Road
Members of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority want Belleville Road fixed between the Belleville Bridge and I-94, but they don’t want to spend $4.5 million to completely redo[…]
Wigginton dives 7 miles below earth’s surface near Guam
On June 26, Jim Wigginton of Van Buren Township dove in the submersible “Limiting Factor” to the deepest part of the earth — the Challenger Deep section of the Marianas[…]
COVID-19 positive cases rising, death rate for 48111 remains at 30
As of Tuesday, July 21, the number of deaths from COVID-19 remains at 30 in the tri-community, which includes Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter in the 48111 zip code. The[…]
Census 2020 announces self-response rates for tri-community residents
As of July 16, the following self-response rates for the 2020 U.S. Census have been recorded for the following areas: • U.S.A. – 62.1% • Michigan – 68.3% • Wayne[…]
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