Sumpter Twp. Board approves new building for auto repairs at Fox
At its July 26 meeting, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved the site plan for a new repair facility at the rear of Fox Auto, 8111 Rawsonville Road. The[…]
Public invited to view ‘I Remember …’ at fund-raising event
The public is invited to a special Aug. 25 party at September Days Senior Center to view the 20-minute movie “I Remember Yesterday” that was shot in this area a[…]
Wayne County Fair celebrates its 65th year with a ‘Bit of Country’
The Wayne County Fair will celebrate its 65th year Aug. 10-13 when it opens at the fairgrounds on Quirk Road in Van Buren Township, north of the I-94 North Service[…]
VBT turns down plan for McKenna to take over electrical inspections
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 at its Jan. 10 meeting to pull from its agenda a contract with McKenna Associates to take over electrical inspection duties.[…]
District Library votes to get appraisals on four more properties in city
On Jan. 10, after almost an hour in a closed-door session to discuss “purchase and/or lease of real property”, the Belleville Area District Library Board voted unanimously to get appraisals[…]
Sumpter to hold Presidential Caucus at Community Center
Sumpter Democrats will hold a caucus the morning of May 5 at the Sumpter Township Community Center. At the Jan. 10 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, Debbie[…]
Mich. Democrats urged not to vote in Feb. 28 Presidential Primary
John Herman of Van Buren Township, president of the Western Wayne County Democratic Club, urges local Democrats not to take part in the Feb. 28 Presidential Primary election. He said[…]
Library hosts collection of about 100 nutcrackers
Sherry Frazier of Van Buren Township has been collecting nutcrackers of all sizes for more than 30 years and, so far, she has about 100. She really hasn’t counted them.[…]
New City Council hears complaints on water, cats, pole, parked cars
Belleville’s new mayor, Kerreen Conley, had just been sworn in Monday evening, when citizen complaints started to fly – from too much water to too many cats, to a light[…]
Supt. Van Tassel salary to start at $135,000
At its Dec. 5 meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved a contract with newly approved School Supt. Michael Van Tassel through June 2014, with a starting[…]
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