Editorial: Team took vision of championship to this community
At the Dec. 13 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education the coach of the BHS championship football team and his players explained how they took the[…]
School Board ranks Supt. Kudlak as ‘Highly Effective,’ raises his pay
After a closed-door session near the end of the Dec. 13 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board reconvened to give the school superintendent[…]
Belleville City Council approves refinancing of DDA Streetscape bonds
Refinancing the Belleville Downtown Development Authority Streetscape bonds will save about $200,000 in bond payments, so the Belleville City Council at its Dec. 6 in-person meeting unanimously approved the refinancing.[…]
Car crashes through wall of Sam’s restaurant north dining area
At about 10 a.m. Sunday, an elderly gentleman was parking his car in the handicap parking area next to the north dining room windows at Sam’s restaurant on Main Street[…]
Alexander Karl inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, LA — Alexander Karl of Belleville was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Karl[…]
VFW announces winners in Voice of Democracy, Patriot’s Pen essay contests
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4434 Commander John Blackstone recently presented awards to students in the Post’s annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay contests. Varshnavi Tummala of Washtenaw[…]
VBT DDA will pay for license plate recognition cameras in its district
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority agreed to pay for up to ten license plate recognition cameras within its district at its zoom meeting Nov. 23. Township Supervisor Kevin[…]
Rotary Club provides coats for needy students
The Belleville Rotary Club delivered its first round of new coats for specific needy students to the Van Buren Public Schools administration building on Dec. 1. Another batch of coats[…]
Charges refiled against two who allegedly robbed Belleville bank
Sergio Luis Bellew and Scott Allen Hall were before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on Dec. 1 for their arraignments and probable cause conference on charges of robbing[…]
Final conference now set for Jan. 11 in murder case of Egypt Covington
The final conference in the Wayne County Circuit Court cases against three men accused in the 2017 shooting death of Egypt Covington has been reset from Dec. 10 to Jan.[…]
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