Court Watching: Rowley’s live exam set for June 23
Kevin Laverne Rowley, Jr., 24, of Wayne was before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green on June 16 by zoom from the Wayne County Jail. A live exam was[…]
VBT Township Hall offices resume normal business hours
News release All Van Buren Township administrative offices will resume normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, July 12. Daily screening questionnaires for[…]
Sumpter board grants special land use for slaughterhouse parcels
The Three Farmers Custom Processing slaughterhouse property at 50425 Bemis Rd. was granted amendment of its special land use permit by the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its June[…]
VBT DDA agrees to go along with township’s salary scale, steps
Although the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority is a separate entity from the township, DDA members approved setting the salary scale for its two employees on the township’s new[…]
The R.E.A.L. Summer Youth program seeks homesites for clean ups
Van Buren Township’s The R.E.A.L. (Revealing Exceptionally Amazing Leaders) Summer Youth Program is seeking homesites for neighborhood clean-up. All sites must be within Van Buren Township boundaries and be occupied[…]
Editorial: Cinnamon’s Car Show is Sunday at Victory Park
The only remnant of the Strawberry Festival of days past is Steve Cinnamon’s Father’s Day Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Victory Park. There’s always a[…]
Atchinson wins Ford Motor Co. Presidents award for 14th time
Atchinson Ford has won Ford Motor Company’s President’s Award for the 14th time. This award is given to the top 10% of Ford dealers across the U.S. for superior customer[…]
Moose members vote 19-7 to dissolve lodge
During a May 5 special meeting of members of the Belleville Moose Lodge #934, Chapter #1135, a vote was taken on dissolving the lodge. The vote was 19-7 in favor[…]
Court Watching: Sergio Bellew faces Belleville bank robbery charge
Sergio Luis Bellew, 26, of River Rouge, was arraigned by video while in custody on May 27 by Judge Lisa Martin at 34th District Court in Romulus for robbing the[…]
Supt. Kudlak: Plan is to be in-person for all students this fall
At the end of a long, in-person meeting on Monday, June 14, School Supt. Pete Kudlak told the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education that the “plan is to[…]
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