The Great Deer Rescue of 2015
By Yvonne E. Craiger, DVM Many, many people consider themselves animal lovers. I am one of them. I love them every day in my veterinary clinic, whether or not they[…]
Court Watching: Belleville man bound over for threatening wheelchair-bound wife
Kim Merrill Hartwell, 56, of Belleville was bound over to circuit court to face charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence after allegedly threatening and holding a[…]
‘Armed robbery’ call turns out instead of be ‘suspicious situation’
A call to Van Buren Township emergency dispatch that came in as an “armed robbery” turned out to be a “suspicious situation” at Chase Bank on Rawsonville Road at 3:01[…]
Woman crash victim taken by helicopter to St. Joseph Hospital
A two-vehicle crash at the corner of Rawsonville and Bemis roads shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 18 resulted in a woman passenger being cut out of her car with[…]
Stretch of Sheldon Road to be repaved in VBT
On Feb. 5, the Wayne County Commission voted 14-0 to approve a five-year intergovernmental agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation for improvements to Sheldon Road, between Van Born and[…]
McBride students to perform ‘Swamp Pirate Zombies’ on March 5, 6, 7
McBride Middle School students will present “Swamp Pirate Zombies” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.[…]
School Board meets to redo vote on VBEST contract provisions
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting at 8 p.m., Feb. 11, for the rescission of an invalid board ratification vote on Feb. 9 and[…]
Library Board changes time of meetings to accommodate Sumpter
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At the Feb. 10 meeting of the Belleville Area District Library board, the board voted unanimously to change the beginning time of each month’s[…]
Ypsilanti Moose hosts spaghetti fund raiser for girl with brain tumor
A five-year-old girl named Lexy is being honored with a spaghetti dinner fund raiser from 1 to 5 p.m., March 15, at the Ypsilanti Moose Lodge, 5506 Stoney Creek, Ypsilanti.[…]
Russell Dore to tell story of founder of GM at Feb. 19 museum lecture
The Belleville Area Museum continues its annual Third Thursday Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Feb. 19 with Russell Dore’s story of William Crapo Durant, a true entrepreneur. Durant was not[…]
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