VBT K9 Officer gets new bullet-protective vest
Van Buren Township Police K9 Officer Jase now has a new bullet- and stab-protective vest that he received through a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s,[…]
Editorial: Board table still a bone of contention in Sumpter Township
The $3,024.54 payment to Jeffrey Lominac, Jr. for the new board table was removed from the warrant list at the Sumpter Township regular board meeting on Tuesday. Treasurer Ken Bednark[…]
Belleville DDA considers new design for 4th Street in front of new library
Should the piece of Fourth Street that will lead from Main Street to the new library be made into a grassy lawn space or should a one-way street lead from[…]
Band students honored by school board
Band students from throughout the school district were honored by the Van Buren Board of Education at its meeting on March 25. They are: Ariana Seward, Kody Grube, and Hannah[…]
Davenport low bidder on school media centers
Davenport Brothers Construction of Belleville was the low bidder for general contracting services for this summer’s media center renovation project at Owen and McBride schools. At Monday’s regular meeting of[…]
Court Watching: Scott Settles bound over for trial on terrorism charge
On March 20, 34th District Court Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green bound Scott William-Samuel Settles, 43, of Belleville over to Wayne County Circuit Court on five charges, including terrorism. He[…]
VBT thanks Ashley Shukait for providing Resource Guide
Ashley Shukait of Van Buren Township, a public health consultant, was thanked by the VBT Board of Trustees at its March 19 regular meeting for providing a 75-page online 2019[…]
Company hosting job fair to fill temporary and permanent positions
Job-seekers are invited to a job fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Romulus Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins St., Romulus. Applicants may submit applications and[…]
Airman 1st Class Courtney Grivas graduates from training
U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Courtney Grivas graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week[…]
Charisse Kimble of Belleville learns to live with kidney disease
By Joyce Williams Communications Specialist National Kidney Foundation of Michigan For many of the 900,000 people in Michigan with chronic kidney disease or kidney failure, going to a dialysis center[…]
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