Sumpter meeting gets raucous, official tape of meeting has no sound
During the regular meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees on Jan. 14, former Trustee Sheena Barnes got up to address the subject of ballots being destroyed in past[…]
Editorial: Petition being circulated for Kroger at Kmart
At the Jan. 28 regular meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, resident Mary Ban got up to speak of her most-recent project. She is convinced the vacant Kmart[…]
VBT man honors memory of wife lost to thyroid cancer
Jim Wigginton of Van Buren Township has always said he would go to great heights to remember his beloved wife, Nancy, and to spread the word about thyroid cancer and[…]
VBT to spend some $7.5 million on SHUVA
Van Buren Township is among the seven municipalities taking part in a $32 million improvement and bond refunding for the South Huron Valley Utilities Authority sanitary system. At its regular[…]
Phil Wade earns ‘Master Pilot’ award from FAA Safety Team
Phil Wade of Van Buren Township was presented The Wright Brothers “Master Pilot” Award at the FAA Aviation Safety Team Meeting Jan. 8 at Willow Run Airport. The award recognizes[…]
Belleville High School Class of 1970 to hold 50th class reunion
The Belleville High School Class of 1970 will be celebrating its 50th class reunion this year on Aug. 14, 15, and 16. Events will be held on Friday with a[…]
Belleville Area Friends of the Library elect officers
On Jan. 11, the Friends of the Belleville Area District Library elected their officers for 2020. President is Donna Gilkey-Lavin, Vice President is Katerina Tyner, Treasurer is Manny Lavin, and[…]
GriefShare seminar to meet at 5 Points Church in Romulus
A grief-recovery seminar and support group will meet at 5 Points Church in Romulus at 6 p.m. each Thursday starting Feb. 13. The church is located at 37300 Goddard Rd.[…]
Trinity Episcopal Church welcomes new Priest-in-Charge
Trinity Episcopal Church in Van Buren Township announces the arrival of the Reverend Alice Sherman Sawyer. Rev. Sawyer comes to the Belleville community from Dotham, Alabama, where she served at[…]
Belleville council mourns death of Jeremy Stovall
At the Jan. 27 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, councilmembers one by one expressed their condolences to Carmen Stovall in the death of her son. Jeremy Stovall, 26,[…]
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