VBT approves design work to resurface township parking lot
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved paying Wade Trim engineers a lump sum of $5,000 to do the design and bidding work[…]
Belleville City Council approves police contract with no raises
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The City of Belleville and its Police Department union have been negotiating for many, many months on the contract that expired June 30, 2011.[…]
School Board opts for automatic renewal of Van Tassel contract
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At its March 25 regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education decided to take no action on a part of School[…]
Van Buren Public Schools Transparency Report for Calendar Year 2012
Van Buren Schools Transparency Report For Calendar Year 2012 Employee Base Pay Total Compensation Michael Van Tassel $136,374.57 $187,244.16 Shonta Langford $97,840.54 $147,629.82 Diane Kullis $109,531.18 $147,494.34 Karen Moffitt $98,077.74[…]
‘Christ in the Passover’ service set by Jews for Jesus on March 26
Jesus’ Last Supper was actually a Jewish Passover. Elliot D. Marks of Jews for Jesus will re-create the traditional Passover service and explain how it foreshadowed Jesus’ death and resurrection[…]
School Board member graduates from Political Leadership Program
Scott Russell, a member of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, is among 24 Michigan Political Leadership Program Fellows who will graduate today from one of the nation’s[…]
Sumpter Planners approve completely redone zoning ordinance
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The first completely revised zoning ordinance for Sumpter Township in more than three decades was approved by the Planning Commission at its regular meeting[…]
Driver in Sumpter Twp. trades misdemeanor for felony after speeding off
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Sumpter Police Sgt. John Ashby made a traffic stop of a speeding vehicle at about 4:49 p.m. on March 1 and before it was[…]
Belleville approves credit/debit card payments — at last
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Belleville City Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Long has been working for months on getting a company to provide online and in person credit/debit card payments for[…]
Owen School closed March 20 for Enbridge gas pipeline testing
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Van Buren Public Schools Supt. Michael Van Tassel closed Owen Intermediate School for Wednesday, March 20, because a gas pipe line was scheduled to[…]
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