VBT neighbors concerned over gas station, party store
“I love my house. I love where I am. I thank this gentleman for letting me know about plans for the corner of I-94 S. Service Drive and Haggerty Road,”[…]
Friends of Library reelect Katerina Tyner as president
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library held their annual general membership meeting on Saturday, Jan. 15. Officers for 2022 were elected. Rika Regentin is treasurer, Manny Lavin is[…]
Congresswoman Dingell invites students to craft Valentines for Veterans
With less than one month until Valentine’s Day, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, MI-12, invites local students to participate in the “Valentines for Veterans” project by making handmade valentine cards for local[…]
Court Watching: Final conference continued to March 14 in Bailey murder cases
Raymond Lee Bailey, 38, of Wyandotte who is charged with murdering four people in Sumpter Township on Aug. 15, 2020, had what was called his sixth “final conference” Jan. 13[…]
Township Supervisor wants Sumpter to have its own museum
At the in-person Jan. 11 workshop before the regular meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, resident Mary Sherwood asked, “What are we going to do about the museum?”[…]
District Library Board reelects Sharon Peters as chairman for 2022
Sharon Peters was reelected chairperson of the Belleville Area District Library Board at its regular, in-person meeting on Jan. 11. The other officers were reelected as well: vice chairperson Mary[…]
Sumpter Township brings back former financial director
Scott Holtz, former financial director of Sumpter, was reinstated in his position with a wage of $80,000 with a 6-1 vote at the Jan. 11 regular meeting of the Sumpter[…]
Court Watching: VBT woman charged with shooting at O’Reilly’s bound over
Sonya Javah Moore, 39, of Van Buren Township was bound over to circuit court on all charges for a Sept. 29 arraignment on the information after a live preliminary exam[…]
Letter, donation to scammers caught just before being mailed
Thomas Clayton of Van Buren Township received a letter from the United States Deputy Sheriff’s Association in Virginia. It said it represents Van Buren Township, MI and asked for a[…]
Editorial: It’s a mixed-up, COVID world
It’s got to be confusing a lot of people. While we are told the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is roaring through the population and shots and boosters are absolutely necessary,[…]
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