Wayne County Fair open until Aug. 3 in Van Buren Township
The 78th-annual Wayne County Fair continues through Saturday, Aug. 3, at the fairgrounds on Quirk Road, north the I-94 Service Drive in Van Buren Township. Parking is $10 per car.[…]
Tyler Graves completes mural on Laundry Day business on Sumpter Road
On Friday, July 26, New Boston artist Tyler Graves completed a sign and mural on the side of the new Laundry Day business at 643 Sumpter Rd., next to Look[…]
Rotary, Methodist Church honor Alice Payne for feeding the community
Alice Payne was surprised with honors from the Belleville Rotary Club and First United Methodist Church at the July 23 meeting of the Rotary Club. Payne was presented with the[…]
Court Watching: Wain Bales bound over to circuit court after preliminary exam
Wain Lee Bales, 51, of Van Buren Township was charged with domestic violence on July 15 in Van Buren Township. On Dec. 20, the victim did not show up to[…]
Doris Juchartz presented with Paul Harris Fellow medallion replacement
Doris Juchartz, longtime Sumpter Township resident and now of New Boston, was presented with a replacement Paul Harris Fellow medallion from the Belleville Rotary Club at its July 23 meeting.[…]
Editorial: We all need to pay attention to the historical events
School is out for the summer, so it’s up to us to teach our children the history lessons being put before us daily over the past few weeks. Make sure[…]
Suspect shoots through window into home, hits man
On Saturday, July 20, at about 11:30 p.m., Van Buren Township Police were called to a home in the 7200 block of Sheldon Rd. for a shooting. Deputy Police Chief[…]
Belleville DDA approves $3,000 for artist to paint hardware store windows
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously at its regular meeting on July 17 to pay an artist $3,000 to decorate the front windows of the vacant hardware store on[…]
VBT board OKs new Agritourism ordinance
“I really want to see a winery somewhere,” said Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara after the township’s new Agritourism ordinance was passed into law at the July 16 meeting.[…]
Court Watching: Davis charged with six felonies after peeking under skirts at Walmart
Willie Eugene Davis, 42, of Van Buren Township was arraigned at 34th District Court on July 17 on six felony charges after a woman saw a camera tied to his[…]
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