Statue now armless; $250 reward offered
A $250 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever stole the only arm of the one-arm artwork “The Veteran” on the Fourth Street Square. The[…]
VBT Board of Trustees to meet in museum in downtown Belleville
The Van Buren Board of Trustees will return to its roots to hold its June 6 board meeting at the historic Van Buren Township Hall, currently home to the Belleville-Area[…]
Rep. Kristy Pagan, Congresswoman Dingell to host town hall at BHS
State Rep. Kristy Pagan, D-Canton, will host a town hall meeting with U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, MI-12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, at Belleville High School,[…]
Tebria Vaughn, 12, wins Regional Dance Masters Junior Miss Dance title
Tebria Taylor Vaughn, 12, won the 2018 Great Lakes Regional Dance Masters Junior Miss Dance title on March 3 in Dearborn. Tebria studies dance at P&P Dance Centre in Belleville,[…]
House Democrats conducting statewide listening tour
Members of the Michigan House Democratic Caucus will be holding a series of listening tour town halls throughout the state of Michigan in the coming weeks in order to hear[…]
Court Watching: Kial Smith bound over to circuit court for allegedly stabbing uncle
Kial John-Glen Smith, 20, of Wayne, waived his preliminary exam on April 5 before 34th District Court Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green. He was scheduled to appear on April 19[…]
Editorial: VBT change in ordinances could help lost sheep
At the April 4 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, five changes to the General Code of Ordinances had their first readings. The second readings and[…]
Van Buren Township hires new fire chief, Amy Brow
Amy Brow, current assistant fire chief for the city of Ann Arbor, has been selected to be the new fire chief for Van Buren Township. At Monday’s work/study session, Brow[…]
Trinity Episcopal Girl Scouts help clean up Historic Fort Wayne
On Saturday, April 1, Girl Scout Troop 76032 from Trinity Episcopal Church in Van Buren Township participated in a clean-up day at Historic Fort Wayne during the Civil War Trust[…]
Court Watching: Joshua Morris to face charge of reckless driving causing death
Joshua Lee Morris, who testimony shows was driving his 1997 Chevy Malibu at 80 to 90 mph on a bumpy, gravel-covered Morton Taylor Road when it hit a tree and[…]
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