Editorial: US Ecology faces VBT residents to explain permit
There was a lot of anger and fear stirred up in the Van Buren Township community after a Detroit Free Press article about Michigan Waste Disposal’s application for an EPA[…]
Robotics team explains upcoming competition to community leaders
On Jan. 27, the Belleville High School Robotics team, its teachers and its mentors invited leaders of the community to a presentation on the upcoming FIRST Robotics competition at BHS[…]
Strawberry Run being planned by Chamber for festival week end
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce is taking over the run for the Strawberry Festival that had been put on in 2015 and 2016 by the Kona Running Company of[…]
Sumpter committee wraps up study for MMFLA decision
On Jan. 17, at the announced final meeting of the Sumpter Township fact-finding committee to study the new Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act, Judd Road resident Mary Herring passed out[…]
Court Watching: Chapman jury trial adjourned until Feb. 21
The Wayne County Circuit Court Jury trial for James Forrest Chapman had been scheduled for Feb. 5, but on Monday it was adjourned by the court until 9 a.m., Feb.[…]
Court Watching: Sumpter couple charged with murder to get psychiatric exams
The Sumpter Township couple charged with murder, child abuse, and torture in the death of a four-year-old child will be examined to see if they are competent to stand trial,[…]
Myles White earns full scholarship to MSU after work as a caddy
Myles White of Belleville is one of 25 Michigan high school seniors who have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full, four-year housing and tuition college grant offered to golf[…]
Friends of Library get virtual reality tour of planned library building
Belleville Area District Library architect Dan Whisler put a headset on Library Director Mary Jo Suchy to lead a virtual reality tour of the new library building, still in the[…]
Court Watching: Circuit Court Jury finds Joshua Burger guilty of arson at his pawn shop
A Wayne County Circuit Court jury found Joshua Mark Burger, 30, of Sumpter Township guilty of setting fire to his pawn shop in Southgate on April 12. The trial was[…]
You’re invited to Mildred May’s 100th birthday celebration
Cedar Woods Assisted Living, 44401 S. I-94 Service Drive, Van Buren Township, will be celebrating Mildred May’s 100th birthday at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9. The public is welcome to[…]
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