VBT approves $7 million in capital improvement bonds
At its regular meeting on Jan. 17, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved going out for competitive bids for up to $7 million in a series of tax-exempt,[…]
Library to host classic film series, ‘Double Indemnity’ is Feb. 9
The Belleville Area District Library has agreed to host a series of classic films, starting with “Double Indemnity” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9. The 1944 crime noir film was[…]
Court Watching: Driver gets plea deal in death of VBT pedestrian, 2 charges dismissed
Kenneth Ray Barrett, 61, of Willis waived his preliminary exam on Nov. 2 on charges in a hit and run accident and was bound over to circuit court for an[…]
Belleville Community Chorus starts spring rehearsals, join in
The Belleville Community Chorus is beginning rehearsals for spring concerts in its 16th season. Rehearsals started at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, at First United Methodist Church, 417 Charles St.,[…]
VBT invites public to Community Center ground breaking
Van Buren Township News Release Van Buren Township invites the public to the official ground-breaking ceremony of the Community Center at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31. Construction has already begun[…]
Editorial: Local newspaper important to lives of our residents
Readers have been walking around town searching in business after business for last week’s paper. The papers were gone from our newspaper box in front of our office and gone[…]
Bryon Kelley named to VBT Board of Trustees to fill vacant seat
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held a special, one-hour meeting on Jan. 10 to interview three candidates for the trustee position left vacant by the election of Trustee[…]
VBT BZA postpones Belleville Yacht Club request for longer docks
At the end of a three-hour meeting on Jan. 10, the Van Buren Township Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to postpone a decision on the Belleville Yacht Club’s request[…]
VBT planners postpone action on BYC docks, want better site plan
At the end of a three-and-a-half-hour meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission unanimously postponed action on the Belleville Yacht Club’s proposal to be designated as[…]
Man killed when car hit by train on Rawsonville between Willis, Bemis
An 89-year-old Sumpter Township man died when his car was hit by a train on Rawsonville Road between Willis and Bemis roads in Augusta Township at about 1:45 p.m., Wednesday,[…]
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