Editorial: Winter Fest turns into Football Fest
The Belleville High School varsity football team was the main focus of last weekend’s Winter Fest in Belleville. Instead of just Santa getting the Key to the City from the[…]
Bryce Underwood gets Key to the City after Saturday’s parade
After the Dec. 7 Winter Fest parade in Belleville, Mayor Ken Voigt presented Keys to the City to both Santa, who came to town on a Van Buren Township fire[…]
School Board gives Kudlak $5,500 raise, names him ‘Effective’
After a three-hour closed-door session on Nov. 25 and another hour and 45-minutes closed-door meeting on Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education passed a resolution giving him[…]
VBT board presents proclamation honoring Trustee Sherry Frazier
Whereas, Sherry Frazier has been a Van Buren Township resident for over 42 years; and Whereas, Sherry Frazier is wife to Wayne (d. 2011), a former teacher in the Van[…]
VBT announces website domain name change
Van Buren Township announces it has moved to a new official website domain, vbtmi.gov. This change is intended to enhance the township’s online security and reinforce its identity as a[…]
Van Buren Eagles set New Year’s Eve party
The Van Buren Eagles #3996 will hold its annual New Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31 at its lodge at 9961 Beck Rd., Van Buren Township. There will be live[…]
Mary Jo Suchy wins Lions’ football tickets from BACA
On Dec. 8, Santa drew the winning entry for a pair of Lions vs. Vikings football game tickets in January offered by the Belleville Area Council for the Arts as[…]
Editorial: Outdoor gym for city of Belleville slips away as grant offer expires
On Dec. 2, Belleville city manager Jason Smith said the Priority Health Campaign $50,000 grant offer to the city has been extended to Tuesday so the council could have time[…]
‘Miracle on 34th Street’ comes VBT Black Box theater
Van Buren Community Players will present “Miracle on 34th Street, the Play” on Dec. 6-8 and 13-15 at the Van Buren Community Center’s new Black Box Theater at 46425 Tyler[…]
Belleville city council changes meeting time, purchasing procedures
After voters approved changing parts of the Belleville City Charter in the Nov. 5 election, the city council moved forward on Dec. 2 and adjusted the council meeting time and[…]
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