Circuit Court affirms conviction over Sumpter ordinance
Ronald Barrington Robinson of Sumpter Township was found guilty by a 34th District Court jury on Oct. 12, 2018 of violating a Sumpter Township ordinance. He was ticketed for parking[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board holds first regular meeting since March 24
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees met together with masks on for its regular meeting July 14, the first regular meeting held since March 24. All meetings for April, May,[…]
VBT Clerk urges voters to drop their absentee ballots off at the township
“There is a problem going on with the post office and we are encouraging people to drop off their absentee ballots in the drop box in front of township hall,”[…]
Jim Wigginton celebrates sixth world record
On Sunday, July 26, Van Buren Township resident Jim Wigginton celebrated his sixth world record alongside the doctors who cared for his wife Nancy before she died of thyroid cancer,[…]
Editorial: Belleville, VBT officials unhappy with DTE failures
On Monday, July 20, the Belleville City Council discussed the failures of DTE in Sunday’s storm that plunged the tri-community into darkness. On Tuesday, July 21, the Van Buren Township[…]
5 candidates file for 4 seats open on Van Buren Schools Board of Education
Four candidates filed to be on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election for four, four-year seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. Filing by the 4[…]
5 candidates file for 4 seats open on Belleville Area District Library Board
Voters will be asked to fill four seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board in the Nov. 3 general election. There are three 4-year seats open and one 2-year[…]
Driver misses squirrel, ends up hitting tree
On Tuesday morning, July 21, just after 8, a male driver, possibly in his 20s, lost control and ended up backwards in the front yard of former Belleville Mayor Richard[…]
Brownlee resigns from Environmental Commission after 34 years
David Brownlee has resigned from the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission after serving on it for 34 years. He has been the chairman for most of those years. At the[…]
VBT DDA to offer Wayne County a deal to fix Belleville Road
Members of the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority want Belleville Road fixed between the Belleville Bridge and I-94, but they don’t want to spend $4.5 million to completely redo[…]
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