Editorial: BHS football practice to start at stroke of midnight
Under regulations for high school football in Michigan, athletes are not allowed to start practicing for the fall season until Aug. 7. At the final stroke of midnight on Aug.[…]
Man found dead in house fire on Alden Road in Van Buren Township
Roy Lawrence Bodenmiller, 74, was found dead in his home after it burned at 40191 Alden Rd. in Van Buren Township on Wednesday, July 12. VBT Fire Chief Dave McInally[…]
Bee swarm relocated from First United Methodist Church
“They can’t prove it was from our hive,” said Belleville Area District Library Director Mary Jo Suchy with a smile when she told the library board of the swarm of[…]
Four Belleville students heading for Junior Olympics in Iowa
Four Belleville family members are heading to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, to take part in the 2023 AAU Junior Olympics Games. The girls are Rickiya[…]
Court Watching: Exam set July 24 for Texas man accused in VBT murder
A live preliminary exam with three witnesses has been set for 11 a.m., Monday, July 24, at 34th District Court in first-degree murder and felony firearm charges against a long-distance[…]
Bethany Bible Church welcomes new pastor, Seth Westmoreland
Bethany Bible Church welcomes Pastor Seth Westmoreland to its staff as Lead Pastor. Pastor Seth is 43 years old and has spent nearly 12 years at Magnolia’s First Baptist Church,[…]
BACA to sponsor trip to Toledo to see Tiffany windows
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts is planning an excursion to the Toledo First Congregational Church on Friday, Aug. 25, to see the Tiffany windows installed there. This installation[…]
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announces four award winners
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announced four award winners at its annual meeting July 11. Large Business of the Year: • Moving the Mitten Real Estate Group Small Business[…]
DeBucks to host two sessions for Turfgrass Producers International
Norm DeBuck of Van Buren Township said the Turfgrass Producers International convention at the MGM Grand in Detroit will next week, will bus attendees out to the DeBucks’ New Lawn[…]
VBPS School Board approves five-year strategic plan
Dr. Rod Green, consultant from the Michigan Association of School Boards, was present at Monday’s meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education to close up the work[…]
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