Electrical fire causes $20,000 in damages to home on Endicott
On Wednesday, June 8, at 9:10 p.m, the Van Buren Township Fire Department was dispatched to 10001 Endicott for a house fire. As responding fire engines approached the scene, heavy[…]
School Administration Building open Mon.-Thurs. beginning this week
The Administration Building of the Van Buren Public Schools will be open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., beginning this week. The offices will be closed[…]
Tall Tale Contest held at Horizon Park
Belleville residents Craig and Trinity Mullin won the award for catching the largest fish in the 6-12 age group category at last Saturday’s Fish Photo and Tall Tale Contest held[…]
100 volunteers pulled trash, tires, and even a sunken boat from Belleville Lake
On Saturday May 14, more than 100 volunteers pulled trash, tires, and even a sunken boat from Belleville Lake with pontoon boats, gloves and boots to fill a 40-yard dumpster,[…]
Van Buren Soccer U-8 Butterflies
The Van Buren Soccer U-8 Butterflies have recently completed anoter great season, with some girls playing as teammates for the last four years. This year’s team was made up of[…]
Shriners returning to Strawberry Festival Parade
The popular Moslem Shriners Parade units are returning to the Strawberry Festival Parade in Belleville on June 18, after an absence of more than a decade. The Shriners always draw[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee asks board for police/fire briefings
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees is being asked by its Public Safety Committee to direct Public Safety Director Carl McClanahan to provide monthly reports on police and fire[…]
Belleville City Council holds off on demolition of 215 Second Street
Patricia Jamison of Van Buren Township said she bought 215 Second Street in the City of Belleville at a Wayne County Tax auction – and later found the house was[…]
Belleville Police arrest two suspects in Friday breaking and entering
Two Belleville-area residents were arrested by Belleville Police following a home break-in at 5:45 p.m. Friday, June 3, in Victoria Commons. Belleville Police Chief Gene Taylor said Officer Brett Putman[…]
VBT Police seek man in connection with three armed robberies
The same black male, with the bottom half of his face covered from the nose down with a cloth mask and brandishing a revolver, is believed to be one who[…]
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