VBT Board agrees on 4-2 vote to delay HR Manager job description
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor When the Van Buren Township 2014 proposed budget was passed in December, it had a part-time Human Resource Manager on it with a $35,000[…]
Belleville Road upgrades, construction to begin April 14, end in August
In 2013, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority was awarded federal grant funding to assist in installing new traffic signals along Belleville Road from Tyler Road to the North[…]
Moose Lodge settling into PNA Hall in Sumpter Township
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville Moose Lodge #934 has been pretty much shut down for about a year, since it moved out of its old building on[…]
Court Watching: VBT father, son face marijuana, drug charges in April 2 court session
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On April 2, co-defendants Dale Kenneth Phifer, 76, and his son Kirkwood Lane Phifer, 24, appeared before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley[…]
Bob Jacobs ready to retire at age 81, sells Jacobs Boots & Saddles
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Bob Jacobs has been a singer, a rodeo rider and a clown, a barn builder, a horse trader, a business partner, a merchant, and[…]
Local ‘President Lincoln’ to appear on PBS documentary April 15
On Thursday, April 3, a PBS/NPR crew from WGVU at Grand Valley State University in Allendale spent the afternoon in a log cabin home on Hull Road in Van Buren[…]
VBT police car flips after being hit while going through red light
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Scott Russell of Van Buren Township was taking his two daughters to their orthodontic appointments early Thursday morning, April 3, when they witnessed an[…]
Michael Leak takes plea deal after stealing truck and fleeing from police
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter In a plea deal on Feb. 6, accused felon and habitual offender Michael Leak, 49, pled guilty to stealing a truck in Sumpter Township[…]
VBT father, son face drug charges at April 2 preliminary exam
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Van Buren Township residents Dale Kenneth Phifer, 76, and his son Kirkwood Lane Phifer, 24, appeared before Judge Brian Oakley at 34th District Court[…]
Court Watching: Brummette sentenced to 9 years in federal prison on Denton gun charge
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood sentenced Sheldon Willie-Earl Brummette to 108 months in federal prison (9 years) plus 3[…]
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