Editorial: Harvest Fest to feature outline of new library
Harvest Fest is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the museum and library and the space between on Fourth Street in downtown Belleville. On Tuesday at the regular district[…]
VB School Board settles lawsuits with 4 Savage teachers
At the end of Monday’s regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education went into closed-door session to discuss a settlement of the law suits brought by four[…]
After 51 years of writing, pen pals finally meet in Sumpter Township
In 1966, Mr. Smelt, a seventh-grade English teacher at South Middle School in Belleville, assigned his class a writing project. Each student was to select a name from a list[…]
25th-annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition at the Village Theater
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is currently exhibiting artwork from the 25th-annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition now through Nov. 4, bringing together works of some of the best artists[…]
Van Buren School Board OKs $202,356 worth of high-tech bus cameras
The fleet of school buses in the Van Buren Public School district will soon have high-tech cameras in all their buses, with power so strong it can see what the[…]
Committee hears testimony on Hopgood’s bill on historic sites
The Michigan Senate Economic and International Investment Committee met last week and heard testimony on a bill sponsored by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor, that would help protect historic sites throughout[…]
Court Watching: Parts of Neeley exam held, part set for Oct. 18 at 34th District Court
Jeremy Scott Neeley, 33, had his preliminary exam set for Oct. 4 on charges of larceny in a building and unauthorized driving away of a vehicle in Van Buren Township[…]
League of Women Voters offers assistance to Belleville voters
The League of Women Voters of Northwest Wayne County is offering assistance to voters in the City of Belleville for the Nov. 7 election. The League is offering an on-line[…]
Van Buren School Board fires teacher after text, social media breeches
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to fire New Tech social studies teacher Andrew Pitzer for a perceived lack of judgment in text and social media[…]
Editorial: VBT Police solves one murder case, waiting on second
Van Buren Township police work just got suspect Mark Germano bound over to circuit court to face trial in the shooting death of Edward Kuehn in the parking lot of[…]
Weather