Man shot in back Oct. 1 while driving EB on I-94 in VBT
A man was shot once in the back at about 5:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, while driving eastbound on the I-94 freeway near Haggerty Road in Van Buren Township, according[…]
Woman run over in VBT road rage incident on Haggerty near Savage
On Monday, Oct. 3, at about 6:30 p.m., the Van Buren Township Police Department responded to a report of a female struck by a vehicle in the area of Haggerty[…]
Belleville to seek donations for paving of Hillside Cemetery roads
Belleville City Manager/Police Chief Dave Robinson told the city council at Monday’s meeting that there are people interested in donating money to pave the roadways in Hillside Cemetery. He doesn’t[…]
Republic Services now owns US Ecology, Wayne Disposal landfills
On July 20, Van Buren Township received an email from Alex Hurley of US Ecology answering questions posed by VBT Director of Planning and Economic Development Dan Power on behalf[…]
Home turned into office, turned into home again finally may get OK
William Ellis of Van Buren Township said he didn’t realize that asking for approval to sell a house as a residence, as it once had been, would lead to everything[…]
Atchinson keeps meeting going past first adjournment to second
After a motion was made to adjourn the Sept. 28 meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission and the meeting was adjourned, Commissioner Medina Atchinson said she votes “nay”[…]
Director Power reports on Camping World project on N. Service Dr.
As part of the commission packet at the Sept. 28 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission, the following memo was included. ———– You may recall that action[…]
Sumpter to give candy at township hall instead of holding fire dept. party
Sumpter Township trick or treaters are invited to stop at each office inside township hall on Halloween for their treats. That is Monday, Oct. 31. This will be instead of[…]
BACA announces judges for 13th-annual Community Art Show
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts will present its 13th-annual Community Art Show Oct. 14-16 at the Belleville Yacht Club, 831 E. Huron River Dr. The opening reception for[…]
BHS graduate Jiyahna Price invited to White House during conference
Jiyahna Price, who graduated #9 in her class from Belleville High School (Class of 2020), is a junior studying Environmental Science on a full-ride academic scholarship at Bethune-Cookman University in[…]
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