Digging begins for drainage area for new parking lot
On Aug. 13, digging began for the huge underground wastewater storage tank that would be under the library’s new parking lot. The old library had to be demolished before work[…]
VBT Planners delay action on RM-Multiple zoning amendments
Zoning amendments that would open the door to Scott Jones’ planned single-family detached condos on small, lakeside lots was again delayed by the Van Buren Township Planning Commission at its[…]
Belleville Council accepts resignation of city clerk/treasurer
At the Aug. 17 Zoom meeting of the Belleville City Council, the resignation letter of City Clerk/Treasurer Sherri Scharf, effective Sept. 4, was unanimously accepted. Councilman Tom Fielder was absent[…]
Flem Stiltner IV charges with murdering his father Flem Stiltner III
On Aug. 12, 25-year-old Flem Stiltner IV was charged with the first-degree murder of his 48-year-old father Flem Stiltner III, in Wayne, and remanded to the Wayne County Jail without[…]
Editorial: 34th District Court keeps local justice rolling along
It hasn’t been easy, but local judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, police officers and other hard-working individuals have been riding a bumpy road to try to bring justice in the wake[…]
School Board votes 6-1 to OK ‘Return to Learn Plan’
After four hours of discussion on the 50 pages of plans on how to reopen school on Sept. 1, during the coronavirus, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education[…]
Nelson Po requests recount of Sumpter Township election
On Monday, Aug. 10, a group of five Sumpter Township residents drove to the Wayne County Elections Commission on the fifth floor of the Coleman A. Young municipal building in[…]
Online Court Watching: Dominick Anderson bound over after in-person exam
34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green presided over a preliminary exam on Monday morning that was held in person with masks, personal distancing, and plastic barriers. This was a[…]
VBT Board approves adding public safety millage to Nov. 3 ballot
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to place a Public Safety Renewal question on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. Action was taken at a 27-minute special[…]
Belleville Fire Dept. Auxiliary presents two $500 scholarships
Brooklyn Keele and Collin Attard, both members of the Belleville High School Class of 2020, each was presented with a $500 scholarship by the City of Belleville Fire Auxiliary. Brooklyn,[…]
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