Forget training burn: Davenport demolishes bldg.
Will the proposed training burn be safe and will it use more water than the city can afford? These were the two main concerns at the July 5 meeting of[…]
BHS students to get more ZZZZs this fall
“Studies show that high schools should start later and we’ve been doing it backward,” said Belleville High School Principal Michael Van Tassel as he endorsed a plan to have high[…]
Supporters of downtown site tell library board why they want it there
For about two hours on Tuesday evening, the Belleville Area District Library Board listened to members of the community tell the board they wanted the library site to remain in[…]
VB School Board ratifies one-year contract with secretaries
A one-year contract with the Van Buren Association of Educational Secretaries was ratified by the Board of Education during Monday’s regular meeting. The VBAES membership ratified the contract on Aug.[…]
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[…]
Diane Eissinger of Sumpter wins another award for glass art
Diane Eissinger of Sumpter Township poses for a picture with Jerome Durr, president of the Stained Glass Association of America, next to her winning entry, “Let There Be…” At the[…]
Belleville Council hikes rates on water/sewer, cemetery plots
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Belleville City Council raised water/sewer rates for residents and approved the Hillside Cemetery Advisory Committee’s recommendation on increased cemetery rates. The council also agreed to[…]
VBT Supervisor asks Belleville DDA for more museum funds
Van Buren Township Supervisor Paul White addressed the City of Belleville Downtown Development Authority at the beginning of the DDA’s regular meeting June 15, to ask the group to donate[…]
VBT hires Dallos as director of Belleville Area Museum
At Monday’s work/study session of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, Supervisor Paul White introduced Kathryn M. Dallos, the new director of the Belleville Area Museum. Supervisor White said[…]
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