Editorial: More school resource officers?
Belleville Police Sgt. Kris Faull is the only school resource officer assigned to the Van Buren Public Schools. She was present at the recent incident where a student brought a[…]
Belleville Area District Library holds official ribbon-cutting for new building
The ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the Belleville Area District Library took place Saturday, April 8, before a crowd of library supporters. Taking part in the ribbon-cutting were library board members Linda[…]
VBT board approves up to $458,294 to fix Haggerty Rd.
Repaving and widening to three lanes of Haggerty Road between Ecorse and Van Born may be placed on Wayne County’s list of projects for next year, following a 5-1 vote[…]
Retired BHS teacher dies while scuba diving in Florida on April 6
Jeffrey Archer, 72, a retired Belleville High School teacher who lived in Ann Arbor, died April 6 after a scuba diving incident in the Florida Keys, according to local police.[…]
Four cats missing in Holiday West mobile home fire in Sumpter
One of the residents tried to rescue the four cats missing in a mobile home fire on April 6 but was unable to do so and got burned slightly in[…]
Belleville City Council considers duty crew for fire dept.
There aren’t enough City of Belleville paid-per-call fire fighters during the daytime hours to answer the fire department calls in a timely manner, so the department came up with an[…]
BHS Robotics team competes in Woodhaven for last contest this year
The Belleville High School Belle Voxel Bots Team 6615 competed in a FIRST Robotics contest held in Woodhaven last week end with 40 other schools. After the qualifying rounds, BHS[…]
Editorial: COVID seems to have blown away
Throughout the community, events are opening up with everyone turning their backs on the two years of coronavirus fears. No masks required at any municipal meetings now. After two years[…]
City Council OKs Lake Fest with changes, charges
“Lake Fest – Boats, Beats, and Bites” will be laid out about the way it was last year and it will pay for police, fire, and DPW services. This was[…]
Public invited to grand opening of District Library
The public is invited to the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of the new, $10-million, Belleville Area District Library from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. The dedication and[…]
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