First Wednesday event in Belleville held on second Wednesday because of rain
The First Wednesday event in Belleville was held on the second Wednesday because it rained on June 2. The Airy B band performed at the Fourth Street Square on June[…]
Keystone fourth-graders decorate fish for exhibit
The fourth-grade class of Teri Turner at Keystone Academy in Sumpter Township decorated wooden fish for the Belleville Area Council for the Arts 2021 FISH exhibit, which will open at[…]
VBT planners hear about Kalitta Air’s project at Willow Run
At the 21-minute, Zoom meeting on June 9, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission heard of the plans Kalitta Air has for constructing a 25,430-square-foot office and training building containing[…]
Van Buren Public Schools 2021 retirees
• Anguilm, Diana – Rawsonville teacher • Atchley (Johnson) Jill – Tyler teacher • Blanton, Janet – Tyler lunch supervisor • Cadeau, Kari – Haggerty teacher • Campbell, Cheryl –[…]
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[…]
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