Local author Bev Jenkins pleases crowd at district library event
Beverly Jenkins, a local author who was named Michigan Library Association Author of the Year for 2018 and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, delighted the crowd with her[…]
Sixteen local students had parts in ‘The Pied Piper’ production
Sixteen local students had parts in two presentations on Saturday, May 18, of “The Pied Piper” at McBride Middle School. The show was put on by the Missoula Children’s Theatre,[…]
VB Community Soccer Association Pride Girls Select 06 team win first place
The Van Buren Community Soccer Association Pride Girls Select 06 team won first place at the Bowling Green Spring Challenge. Team members are: Sam Radtka, Briana Johanson, Kelly Montgomery, Makenzie[…]
Hannah Walker named to Alma Dean’s List
Hannah Walker of Belleville has been named to the Alma College Winter 2019 Dean’s List. Alma College released the Dean’s List for those students who achieved outstanding academic performance during[…]
District Library Board votes to eliminate late book fines as of July 1
As of the new fiscal year, which begins July 1 for the Belleville Area District Library, there no longer will be fines for keeping a book out too long. You’ll[…]
Keystone working on 8-year charter extension from Bay Mills
After months of preparations and paperwork, Keystone Charter Academy in Sumpter Township is taking the final steps in having its charter renewed by Bay Mills Community College. Eight years is[…]
Couple walking in Metropark find body of man on path
At around noon on Friday, May 17, an elderly couple walking the Woods Creek Rustic Trails of the Lower Huron Metropark found the body of a man. Officials said the[…]
Romulus Historical Society Flea Market set for Saturday, June 29
The Romulus Historical Society will hold its annual Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at Romulus Historical Park, 11147 Hunt St., Romulus 48174. For more[…]
Editorial: School board OKs sale of West Willow property to church
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal to sell the 8.58 acres of vacant property the district owns in Ypsilanti Township to Fire of God[…]
Court Watching: Charges dropped against retired VBT Police officer, sons
A criminal case filed by the attorney general’s office last year against a Northfield Township police lieutenant, his father and his brother has been dropped in Livingston County, according to[…]
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