School Board puts Sinking Fund renewal on May ballot
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A renewal of the Sinking Fund millage of 1.13 mills for seven years will go before school district voters in the May election. The[…]
Belleville voters turn down charter change, 2 to 1
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville City Charter remains whole after city voters emphatically refused to delete the Civil Service Commission chapter in Tuesday’s General Election. The vote[…]
Court Watching: Thomas White pleads guilty to 20 felonies
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Monday, Nov. 3, disbarred Belleville attorney Thomas A. White pled guilty to 20 felony charges on the first day of his bench trial[…]
Sumpter Board passes proclamation honoring veterans each November
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A proclamation designating the month of November each year as Veterans’ History and Appreciation Month in Sumpter Township was approved unanimously by the township[…]
Court Watching: Richard Jackson, Jr. pleads guilty to second degree murder of wife
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On Monday, Richard Elmer Jackson, Jr., 39, of Van Buren Township pled guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife, Travisteene,[…]
City Council accepts Masonic Lodge’s offer to pay for police training
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At Monday’s meeting the Belleville City Council unanimously accepted an offered grant from the Belleville Masonic Lodge to pay for police academy training for[…]
Paperwork signed for Yankee Air Museum to get part of bomber plant
On Thursday, the Yankee Air Museum declared “Mission Accomplished” to its drive to “Save the Bomber Plant” at a ceremony held at Willow Run Airport. The Yankee Air Museum officially[…]
Cement shortage causes VBT DDA to reject bid, delay new sidewalks
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Although the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority had hoped to have sidewalks installed along the North I-94 Service Drive and Belleville Road north[…]
Belleville DDA approves facade grant for Egan’s Pub at Fourth St. Sq.
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority granted a $10,000 façade grant to Jennifer and John Winters of Egan’s Pub at[…]
Court Watching: Billy Ray Patrick gets 2-10 years for shooting friend on W. Columbia Ave.
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Billy Ray Patrick, II, 22 of Belleville was sentenced to prison on Oct. 2 for shooting his friend in the cheek May 12 in[…]
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