The Belleville Planning Commission met on Sept. 11 to continue to discuss the master plan for the city with representatives from Giffels Webster of Birmingham. Andy Aamodt, senior planner with[…]
At its regular meeting on Sept. 9, the Belleville Area District Library board approved the resolutions authorizing voter-approved millages to be put on the December 2025 tax bill. Every year[…]
By Paul W. Henning Independent Editor At the most recent Sumpter Township board meeting, it seemed that Supervisor Timothy Bowman was hostile to all of the speakers at the podium[…]
Last October, the Belleville City Council passed a resolution to change its council odd-year elections to even-year election so it doesn’t have to pay for a stand-alone election. The city[…]
The Van Buren board met on Sept. 2 and approved Salem Township to construct and maintain a sewer line within the public right of way through Van Buen Township to[…]
The Van Buren Public Schools Board met on Sept 8 and heard Superintendent Pete Kudlak say that the first week of school went smoothly. “The teachers getting their class rooms[…]
The Belleville Band Boosters are once again hosting the Half-Time Band Review program on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Belleville High School Athletic Field. Performers at the 31st-annual event include[…]
The Michigan State Police is investigating a shooting that happened at about 6 p.m. Monday on I-94 near Haggerty Road in Van Buren Township. MSP said the Detroit Regional Communication[…]
By Paul W. Henning Independent Editor Last week I wrote a column praising the Van Buren Public School board for the plan to update the security cameras throughout BHS. I[…]
Six north-south beams for the new Denton Road bridge were installed on Aug. 27. Each 50,000-pound beam is 61 feet long. A total of 12 beams will be installed. The[…]