GoFundMe pages set up for recent Sumpter, Belleville trailer fires
David Childs, whose trailer home on Utah Street in Holiday West mobile home park in Sumpter Township burned April 6, is seeking help by setting up a GoFundMe page. He[…]
Construction under way for Hampton Manor Senior Housing project
Construction for the Hampton Manor Senior Housing project is under way at 7.11 acres at the southeast corner of Morton Taylor and Tyler roads in Van Buren Township. The one-story[…]
Council for the Arts FISH project to resume at Horizon Park
Now is the chance to show off your artistic talent and decorate a FISH cutout for the ongoing Community Art FISH Project. The Belleville Area Council for the Arts (BACA)[…]
Editorial: More school resource officers?
Belleville Police Sgt. Kris Faull is the only school resource officer assigned to the Van Buren Public Schools. She was present at the recent incident where a student brought a[…]
Belleville Area District Library holds official ribbon-cutting for new building
The ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the Belleville Area District Library took place Saturday, April 8, before a crowd of library supporters. Taking part in the ribbon-cutting were library board members Linda[…]
VBT board approves up to $458,294 to fix Haggerty Rd.
Repaving and widening to three lanes of Haggerty Road between Ecorse and Van Born may be placed on Wayne County’s list of projects for next year, following a 5-1 vote[…]
Retired BHS teacher dies while scuba diving in Florida on April 6
Jeffrey Archer, 72, a retired Belleville High School teacher who lived in Ann Arbor, died April 6 after a scuba diving incident in the Florida Keys, according to local police.[…]
Four cats missing in Holiday West mobile home fire in Sumpter
One of the residents tried to rescue the four cats missing in a mobile home fire on April 6 but was unable to do so and got burned slightly in[…]
Belleville City Council considers duty crew for fire dept.
There aren’t enough City of Belleville paid-per-call fire fighters during the daytime hours to answer the fire department calls in a timely manner, so the department came up with an[…]
BHS Robotics team competes in Woodhaven for last contest this year
The Belleville High School Belle Voxel Bots Team 6615 competed in a FIRST Robotics contest held in Woodhaven last week end with 40 other schools. After the qualifying rounds, BHS[…]
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