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[…]
Public invited to installation of full-time Trinity rector on Dec. 10
By Sharon Claytor Peters Trinity Episcopal Church, 11575 Belleville Rd., welcomes the public to the installation of its newly appointed, full-time rector, Rev. George “Chip” Dischinger, on Dec. 10 at[…]
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