Shelly Ann Brown, James Chudzinski married Oct. 26
Shelly Ann Brown and James Michael Chudzinski, both of Van Buren Township, were married on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the David C. Brown Temporary Wedding Chapel in Belleville. Shelly is[…]
Detlor Insurance packs boxes for ‘Operation Christmas Child’
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor For the last eight years, the staff at Detlor Insurance in Belleville has been taking part in a holiday project called “Operation Christmas Child.”[…]
VBT DDA going out for bids on fence demolition, installation of new fence
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer The Belleville Road fence project in the Van Buren Township Downtown Development District is moving forward. At its regular meeting Oct. 22, the DDA[…]
Belleville voters choose Tindall, Fielder for city council
City of Belleville voters on Tuesday re-elected Councilwoman Kim Tindall and elected former Mayor Thomas Fielder, both to four-year terms on city council. Tindall earned 223 votes; Fielder, 218; and[…]
White now has seven extra cases against him in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Besides the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy he filed on July 19, disbarred attorney Thomas A. White, 45, of Van Buren Township, now has seven more[…]
Auditor praises Van Buren School Board, administration for financial work
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Tom Taylor gave glowing praise to the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education and its administration on Monday as he presented the financial[…]
MDOT runs out of transportation funds, VBT project delayed
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer At its Oct. 22 regular meeting, Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Susan Ireland announced that the state ran out of transportation[…]
VBT Police capture two armed robbers after pharmacy hold up
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Two armed robbers ran out the back door of Health Smart Pharmacy, 10824 Belleville Road, with a big, black trash bag full of drugs[…]
U.S. Marshals capture Sumpter shooter in Tulsa
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A man who is accused of shooting his brother two or three times with a shotgun in Sumpter Township on Sunday and then fleeing[…]
Belleville Big Boy to close doors forever after 38 years
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After 38 years of serving up Big Boys and Slim Jims the Belleville Big Boy is closing its doors forever at the end of[…]
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