Van Buren Township hires Dan Power as planning director
Dan Power, the planning director for the City of Walker for the past year, and Walker’s staff planner / zoning administrator for three years before that, has been hired as[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green binds over Glenn Emil McClain to circuit court on Jan. 15
After a Dec. 18 preliminary exam before 34th District Court Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green, the judge bound Glenn Emil McClain over on two charges of criminal sexual conduct-third degree[…]
Officer Parks sworn in as first Metroparks Police Dog
Officer Parks made his debut as the newest furry addition to the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Police Department back in February 2019, and on Dec. 12 at the December Metroparks Board of[…]
Van Buren Township Planners OK addition for A.D. Transport
A.D. Transport at 45101 Yost Rd. now has permission to tear down part of an old building, leaving the 365-square-foot office area and updating it, and to build an 11,875-square-foot[…]
Keystone Charter Academy to purchase 75 more Chromebooks
About 20 teachers attended the Dec. 12 meeting of the Keystone Academy school board to lobby for more Chromebooks for their students to use in grades 4-8. They wanted each[…]
Editorial: Van Buren Twp. finally hires new planning director
Dan Power, a young man with piles of credentials, has been hired to take over the position of Planning Director for Van Buren Township. He fills the vacancy created when[…]
Santa returns to museum on Dec. 21 for more free photos
The second session of free photos with Santa is from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, upstairs at the Belleville Area Museum, courtesy of the Belleville Central Business[…]
Belleville expects to get $250,000 from the state
At the end of the Dec. 16 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, Mayor Kerreen Conley reminded Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Marcotte of an announcement he wanted to make.[…]
Library Director Suchy gets standing ovation, 3.7% raise
After a report on the evaluation of the work of Belleville Area District Library Director Mary Jo Suchy, the library board voted unanimously to give her a 3.7% raise in[…]
Belleville Police gives awards to benefactors
At the Dec. 16 meeting of the Belleville City Council, Police Chief Hal Berriman presented an award to Brian Copsey of the Bayou Grill for the money they raised for[…]
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