VBT holds closed session on Fire Chief Loyer
On Tuesday, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held a special work-study meeting, mostly in closed session, “To discuss and consider the dismissal, suspension or disciplining of an employee,[…]
Don Bosman travels to Washington, D.C., courtesy of Honor Flight
On Friday, Van Buren Township resident Don Bosman got a free plane ride to Washington, D.C. to see the monuments built to honor him and other veterans of World War[…]
VFW Honor Guard wins national title
The Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars State Honor Guard – with three local members — attended the national convention in San Antonio, Texas, on Aug. 30 and won the first-place[…]
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla tries to set world record at Horizon Park
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla based in Canton will try to break a world record in the number of people pictured together wearing life jackets on Saturday, May 19.[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee questions lack of police, fire updates
Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee member Diane Madigan asked about figures on the internet showing VBT had 17 forcible rapes in 2009. She wondered if the public shouldn’t have[…]
Belleville Rotary Club gives out 10 more $1,500 scholarships
The Belleville Rotary Club celebrated its 67th Annual Scholarship program on May 22 when it distributed 10 academic scholarships, worth $1,500 each. Five of the scholarships were to graduating seniors[…]
VBT expects to deny Kovach’s lot splits, drags feet on getting files
On May 1, Louis Kovach gave Van Buren Township $1,000 to have his lot split request of the former Coy Kendall greenhouse property considered by the Parcel Division Board. On[…]
Update: Sumpter passes emergency ordinance
On Tuesday, June 12, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees unanimously passed Emergency Ordinance 111 outlawing synthetic marijuana and other dangerous products. The ordinance, which will become effective immediately upon[…]
Missionaries rescuing human trafficking victims to return Nov. 13
The missionaries from Cross Cultural Connections who are working to rescue women and children victims of human trafficking are coming back to Michigan for a brief visit and will be[…]
VBT resident stymied in plan to fulfill promise to deceased friend
Before he died, Homer Morris asked his friend and benefactor Lou Kovach to make sure to finish their project to split the Coy Kendall greenhouse property and to take care[…]
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