Court Watching: Belleville man bound over to circuit court after fight on Carmell
Drew Andrew Gilbert, II, 40, of Belleville was bound over to circuit court for a June 8 arraignment on the information on one count of assault with intent to murder[…]
Sgt. Mark Abdilla wins donut-eating contest at Lake Fest
Van Buren Township Police Sgt. Mark Abdilla won the June 25 Donut Eating Contest at Lake Fest by eating nine donuts in three minutes. VBT Deputy Police Chief Joshua Monte[…]
Court Watching: Johnson charged with ten counts surrounding Meijer safe breaking
Justin Cleeve Johnson, 20, of Ypsilanti, was arraigned June 14 in 34th District Court on ten charges surrounding the June 11 safe breaking and break in at the Meijer store[…]
Jason Bies, Dustin Cox, Ricael Rodriguez win guns in Masonic raffle
Jason Bies won first place in the Myrtle Lodge 89 F&AM gun raffle. On Saturday at 6 p.m., Belleville Police Chief Dave Robinson pulled the winning tickets out of a[…]
VBT Board honors employees for years of service, retirements
On June 8, the following Van Buren Township employees were honored for their years of service: • Police Lt. Mark Buckberry, 30 years; • Carol Towles, 25 years; • Police[…]
Editorial: Don’t miss the cops’ Donut Eating Contest on Saturday
There are a lot of activities this week end in Belleville for Lake Fest, but one of the most entertaining is sure to be the Donut Eating Contest at 2[…]
Music Lakeside, Lake Fest set for this week
Local residents have been waiting impatiently for Music Lakeside concerts to begin and they start today at 7 p.m. at Horizon Park. Tonight’s free concert is by King of Strings[…]
Belleville Area District Library to open on Sundays in September
When the Belleville Area District Library Board approved it 2022-23 budget at its June 14 regular meeting, it also approved being able to have the library open on Sunday afternoons[…]
Court Watching: Suspect in two VBT murders bound over to circuit court
Lionel Lamont Vincent, 48, of Pontiac, held his preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on June 15 and was bound over to the Frank Murphy Hall[…]
Sumpter, Augusta FDs put out 14 blazing cars at auto auction lot
At 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, Sumpter Township Fire Department was dispatched to Insurance Auto Auction, 8251 Rawsonville Rd., on reports of a fire near the rear of the[…]
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