VBT planners OK McDonald’s site plan, Stellantis tree removal
At the 52-minute meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission on July 23, the planners approved the final site plan for the rebuilding of McDonald’s on Belleville Road and[…]
Romulus sets 7th-annual Mental Health Fun Day on Sept. 13 at park
Celebrate MiLIFE, a Wayne County non-profit, announces its seventh-annual Mental Health Fun Day, a free, adult-focused, and family friendly event designed to promote mental well-being and community connection. This year’s[…]
Dingell asks EGLE for more information on growing Gelman plume
In a July 28 news release, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, MI-06, reports she sent a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy expressing concern and requesting answers about[…]
Sumpter Twp. resident charged with murder of live-in girlfriend
Following an investigation into the reported suicide of 24-year-old Haleigh Pace at her home on Montana Street in the Holiday West Mobile Home Community on June 29, 2025, her 39-year-old[…]
There’s still time to enter Michigan’s Big Tree Hunt
This summer, Michiganders are invited to join the adventure of searching for the biggest trees in the state. ReLeaf Michigan’s Big Tree Hunt is a free, family-friendly contest that encourages[…]
Editorial: Local stars delight the community at Saturday shows
The seats were hard and the rain was falling in torrents outside, but the families of the 30 performers on stage didn’t mind a bit. The Missoula Children’s Theatre put[…]
Corps of Engineers says radioactive waste now going to Texas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that the lightly radioactive waste from Lewiston, NY, that was going to be buried in Van Buren Township, is heading instead to[…]
School Board OKs $77 million bond proposal for ballot
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on July 28 to place a $77 million, 30-year bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. School Supt. Pete Kudlak[…]
135 Years of Service: Belleville Seventh-day Adventist Church
By Dan Woolf Belleville’s Seventh-day Adventist Church can trace its beginnings to a series of tent meetings begun in July 1889 by Eugene LeLand. Cassius Hughes returned in December and[…]
News Release: School Board approves net-zero-tax-rate-increase bond proposal
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education has approved a resolution to place a bond proposal on the ballot for the Nov. 4, 2025, election. In a news release[…]
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