VBPS hears report on Boys & Girls Club groups
At the Jan. 27 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, Alise Dixon, chief program officer of Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, explained some[…]
Belleville Area Council for the Arts offers $1,000 senior scholarship
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is offering a $1,000 Visual Scholarship for Belleville High School artists who are seniors. The deadline to apply is the BHS seniors’ last[…]
VBT Planning Commission recommends new height, setback for Belleville Rd.
At its regular meeting on Jan. 22, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission unanimously approved sending revisions to the Belleville Road Overlay District ordinance to the township board for consideration.[…]
Belleville Lake to mark 100 years in existence
By Don Sherman Van Buren Township A century ago, Henry Ford had a full plate. The Ford Motor Company was manufacturing 10,000 Model Ts per day, selling them across the[…]
American Pickers returning to Michigan to find collections
The American Pickers are returning to Michigan and plan to film episodes of the History Channel hit television series throughout this area in March 2025. American Pickers is a documentary[…]
City of Belleville: State of the City 2025
In a nutshell, the City of Belleville is in pretty good shape. City Council and the City administration have taken many steps to improve our fiscal and operational position, and[…]
Sumpter Manager Anthony Burdick retires as of Jan. 31
The retirement of Sumpter Township Manager Anthony Burdick at the end of the day on Jan. 31 was unanimously accepted by the township board at its Jan. 14 meeting. Supervisor[…]
More looking back: 30 years ago, this is what was happening in the tri-community
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[…]
Editorial: Friends of Library to celebrate 40 years of helping
Friends of the Belleville Area District Library will celebrate their 40-year anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 25, during their annual membership meeting at 11 a.m. at the library. The public is[…]
Mystery message to Environmental chair sent to attorney
At the Jan. 15 meeting of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission, chairman Norm DeBuck said he had received a strange e-mail that concerned him. He handed over his cell[…]
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