Applications are now being accepted for an annual scholarship that provides financial assistance to students who are aspiring to future roles serving in their community, or to receive education to[…]
Kathy Courter, band director at Owen Intermediate School, presented the names of the following music students for 2024-25 recognition by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at its[…]
Although there were not enough members present to vote on anything, the Belleville Planning Commission convened Feb. 13 to hear the presentation on Housing from Giffels Webster consultant Andy Aamodt.[…]
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library are gearing up for the spring book sale on May 3 and 4 and would appreciate used book donations to help make[…]
We are celebrating completion of our 30th year of publication by printing stories from our earliest issues to show what was happening in Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter. In our[…]
Sifuentes Noe Uribe Sifuentes Noe Uribe, 35, of Van Buren Township was charged with home invasion second degree and unlawful driving away of an auto on Feb. 15 in the[…]
Charles Clay Smith of Van Buren Township has completed a novel, “Rodeo Gypsy,” that was recently published by Covenant Books. Smith, a graduate of Michigan State University, served as a[…]
The former U.S. Post Office at 330 Charles St. in the city of Belleville has been purchased by the city as the site of its new city hall. The building[…]
McBride Middle School will present this year’s play, “Freaky Tiki,” on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 15, at 12 p.m. Tickets[…]
Angelica Renaud, who has been in business locally for 25 years and with A-Line Design for 14 years, and Jessica Thomas, general manager of Holiday Inn Express, were sworn in[…]