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[…]
Van Buren Township clerk’s office reaches out
On Dec. 13, Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright and the clerk’s office presented a check for $1,000 to a family they had adopted to make sure the family had[…]
City of Belleville 2019 Holiday Decorating Contest Winners
Harbour Pointe: William & Beth Ann Hutter, 392 Light Tower Court Eric Luke Family, 234 Harbour Pointe Dr. Victoria Commons: Ronald & Donna Adkins, 461 Waterbury Elliot-Kera Jokinen, 336 Victorian[…]
Yankee Air Museum opens kiosk at Ann Arbor’s Briarwood Mall
Yankee Air Museum is reporting a significant increase in visitors during November and while this may be expected, the fact many visitors did not enter the exhibit gallery is interesting.[…]
Filming the President
Sarah White, granddaughter of Van Buren Township Trustee Paul White and Sue White, was selected by WWMT Channel 3 – CBS in Kalamazoo to be the videographer for a private[…]
Farmer surprised when Wayne Co. levies hefty tax for drain
Dennis Wilkin of Saline has been a farmer for 52 years and has farmed in three counties and ten townships. This month he got a property tax bill from Van[…]
Fischer Library seeks entries for oral history of building to be razed
The Belleville Area District Library is collecting audio recordings of community memories of the Fischer Library building. Recordings will be archived in the library’s local history collection and may be[…]
Planning Commission attacks city manager at her final meeting
“This is my last meeting,” said Belleville City Manager Diana Kollmeyer near the end of the Dec. 12 meeting of the Belleville Planning Commission. “I do not intend to be[…]
Court Watching: Paul Johnson bound over after lying about name, running from PD
After a preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley, Paul Wayne Johnson, 50, of Sumpter Township, was bound over to circuit court for a Dec. 18 arraignment[…]
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