Paddle Belleville holds ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Paddle Belleville on Aug. 2 at its waterfront business at 533 Main St., Belleville. Taking part in the ceremony[…]
Work continues on Belleville Area Museum
Crews worked over last weekend to plant perennials in the new garden area at the Belleville Area Museum on Main Street in Belleville and to erect an arch that mirrors[…]
Sumpter Twp. board approves Karen Armatis as new deputy clerk
At its regular meeting on July 26 the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to approve the appointment of Karen Armatis to the deputy clerk position at the proposed[…]
Belleville to be center of luau party time the weekend of Aug. 18-21
The City of Belleville will be the scene of a series of special events and parties from Thursday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Aug. 21. “It’s going to be a fun[…]
Local preliminary returns: Voters approve district library millage, Sumpter police millages
Local preliminary returns: Voters approve district library millage, Sumpter OKs police millages Preliminary results of the Aug. 2 primary election show that the Belleville Area District Library millage replacement passed[…]
Editorial: Van Buren Twp., City of Belleville get ARPA contracts
On Monday, Aug. 1, both Van Buren Township and the City of Belleville approved signing individual agreements with Wayne County as a step to getting federal funds available to them.[…]
61-year-old Willis man arraigned in hit & run death on service drive
On Friday, July 29, 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin arraigned Kenneth Ray Barrett, 61, a white male of Willis, on charges relating to the hit and run death of[…]
Canton Twp. suspect charged in shooting death of Belleville man
A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Belleville resident who was fatally shot during a Canton Township road rage dispute, officials said. Jacor Burch, 21, was[…]
VBT board approves agreement with Wayne Co. for $4.5 million
At a special, 19-minute meeting Monday, Aug. 1, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the Subrecipient Agreement with Wayne County for $4.5 million in ARPA funds for the[…]
City Council approves contract with Wayne Co. for $176,800 from ARPA
On Monday, the Belleville City Council approved a subrecipient agreement with Wayne County for $176,800 in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for[…]
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