City Council narrows field of city manager candidates to four
After an hour-long special meeting in closed-door session on Friday, May 29, the Belleville City Council narrowed the list of 19 candidates for city manager to four – including present[…]
Belleville City Council considers more taxes to balance new budget
Interim city manager Steve Jones gave a brief report on the city’s preliminary budget at the June 1 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council. He said the financial consultant[…]
School Board honors senior killed in crash
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education held a moment of silence at the beginning of its May 26 meeting in memory of a Belleville High School senior who[…]
Court Watching: Jaizon Brooks arrested again
Jaizon Amir Brooks of Ypsilanti was video-arraigned in custody on May 22 at 34th District Court on a charge of malicious destruction of personal property, $1,000-$20,000 on May 21 in[…]
Circuit Court grants permanent injunction in Wayne Disposal case
On May 27, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox granted a permanent injunction prohibiting defendant Wayne Disposal, Inc. (WDI) from accepting any TENORM (radioactive waste) from the Niagara Falls[…]
Sen. Darrin Camilleri applauds permanent end to Manhattan waste
In the aftermath of the Third Judicial Circuit Court’s May 27 ruling in favor of Western Wayne County communities and blocking the disposal of potentially dangerous atomic waste from the[…]
Former Belleville Councilman Dan Besson is Fire Chief of the Year
The Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs has named Daniel Besson as Fire Chief of the Year. Besson has been Leland Township Fire Chief since 2017 when he moved north from[…]
New American flag erected at Camping World is 40’x80′
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Polish Legion of American Veterans provided a ceremony for a new flag dedication at the reopening of the Camping World business on the North[…]
Missoula Children’s Theatre is coming back with July 20 auditions
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is calling all students entering first grade through high school to come to audition on Monday, July 20. Missoula’s tour team arrives in[…]
North Branch Big Swan drain cleanup starts in Sumpter Twp.
The Monroe and Wayne County Drain Commissioners and the Washtenaw County Water Resource Commissioner have been petitioned to perform improvements to the North Branch Big Swan Creek Intercounty Drain, which[…]
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