After delaying the approval of a storm water system maintenance agreement with AutoZone for more than eight months, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the agreement on a[…]
The Belleville Lighthouse Church, which currently is located on Willis Road near Rawsonville in Sumpter Township, is purchasing the former Power Centre Church International on Sumpter Road in Van Buren[…]
“In the making of iron and steel you need coke … They convert coal into coke… Put coal into an airtight oven, heat it up, and organic compounds (many carcinogenic)[…]
By David J. Wilson Van Buren Township During the last few years much research has come out showing that coal tar-based driveway sealers are a significant threat to our health[…]
A standing-room-only crowd filled the meeting room at the administration building on June 22 to ask pressing questions of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education. Parents in the[…]
Water rates are going up and down in the city of Belleville following action at the June 15 regular meeting of the city council. Councilwoman Kim Tindall asked the council[…]
Belleville Police Chief Hal Berriman warns that parking in the city of Belleville is going to be difficult on Friday, June 19, when from 800 to 1,000 runners from out[…]
Activities are under way in Belleville for the 39th-annual Belleville National Strawberry Festival, which runs through Sunday. The big parade begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, starting at[…]
On June 11, about 50 cars were parked along rural Fret Road in Van Buren Township as volunteers from eight Home Depot stores and The Senior Alliance helped a couple[…]
At the June 9 meeting of the Belleville Area District Library Board, new Library Director Mary Jo Suchy introduced her new Deputy Director Hilary Savage. Savage had served as Adult[…]