District Library shows proposal for satellite to Sumpter Board
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Three members of the Belleville Area District Library Board were present at the Feb. 25 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees to[…]
Richard Jackson bound over for first-degree murder
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Richard Jackson, 39, of Van Buren Township has been found competent to stand trial for the murder of his wife and on Feb. 26,[…]
Belleville Police Chief Gene Taylor to retire as of March 28
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Belleville Police Chief Gene Taylor has decided to retire as of March 28. Taylor has been police chief since April 4, 2005, after the[…]
Court Watching: Domestic violence leads the cases at 34th District Court
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Domestic violence charges dominated Judge Brian Oakley’s Feb. 19 courtroom docket at 34th District Court in Romulus. One very-involved case was from Sumpter Township[…]
BHS wrestler celebrates 100th varsity win, heading to State contest
By Michelle Toth Austin Koehler, a senior at Belleville High School, just celebrated his 100th varsity wrestling win and will be competing at State starting today with his teammate Jumanty[…]
Ypsilanti Fire Dept. hires Lt. VanGemert with SAFER grant
Van Buren Township on-call Fire Lt. Bruce VanGemert has been hired by the City of Ypsilanti as a full-time fire fighter with funds coming from a federal SAFER grant it[…]
LDFA looks into background of land values at Grace Lake
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer At its regular meeting Feb. 11, the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority heard a presentation on methods used to determine the property[…]
VBT Director Mullen explains ‘attack’ on DDA TIF funding
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) on Feb. 11, VBT Director of Planning and Economic Development[…]
VBT Trustee Miller questions absences of DDA reappointees
Van Buren Township Trustee Reggie Miller questioned the attendance records of two of the three candidates being proposed by Supervisor Linda Combs for four-year reappointments to the Downtown Development Authority.[…]
School Board rates Supt. Van Tassel as ‘Highly Effective’
After several closed-door sessions over the last month, members of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously in public on Monday that they rate School Supt. Michael[…]
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