Court Watching: Egypt Covington murder case has final conference Nov. 17
The Wayne County Circuit Court case for three men accused in the 2017 shooting death of Egypt Covington now has its final conference set for Nov. 17 before Judge Wanda[…]
Van Buren Township cuts ribbon on new ‘saddle’ section of biking/hiking trail
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce helped Van Buren Township open its “saddle” section of the Iron Belle Trail that goes through Van Buren Park. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held[…]
Court Watching: Timothy Ryan Frye charged with 10 felonies
Timothy Ryan Frye, 37, of the City of Belleville, is charged with 10 felony counts brought by Western Wayne Narcotics on April 14 in the City of Belleville. He is[…]
Avni Patel crowned Homecoming Queen, Spencer Rimando is King
On Friday, Oct. 9, Avni Patel was crowned Belleville High School Homecoming Queen and Spencer Rimando was crowned King. School Supt. Pete Kudlak said the timing was perfect, with the[…]
Editorial: Future of closed Belleville Area Museum in doubt
At the Oct. 4 Belleville City Council meeting, Councilman Tom Fielder announced that the Belleville Area Museum now is closed for the rest of the year, the director laid off,[…]
2021 BHS Homecoming Court announced
The boys on the Homecoming Court at Belleville High School for 2021 are Spencer Rimando, Logan Kuclo, Christopher Mangrum, Bryce Radtka, Anthony Andreana, and Travis Moore The girls on this[…]
Council seeks residents to help rewrite 39-year-old city charter
The City of Belleville wants to update the city charter that was effective Sept. 1, 1982 and it needs residents to work on the updates. At Monday’s meeting of the[…]
Court Watching: Belleville bank robbery charges dismissed against Bellew, Hall
Bank robbery charges have been dismissed against Sergio Luis Bellew, 26, of River Rouge and Scott Allen Hall, 34, of Port Huron. They had been charged with robbing the Belleville[…]
VBT Police send out Nixle alert on speeding
On Oct. 1, the Van Buren Township Public Safety Department put out the following Nixle alert on speeding: “Safety Concern — We have recently seen a sharp increase in careless[…]
VBT Environmental Commission tours toxic landfill
On Sept. 29, members of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission got on a VBT SMART bus to go for a tour of the US Ecology/Wayne Disposal toxic landfill on[…]
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