Belleville to seek new city manager
Interim Belleville City Manager Tracey Schultz Kobylarz will be leaving the city and the city will be looking for a new city manager. Mayor Kerreen Conley announced this at the[…]
Sumpter attorney to review non-payment of deputy supervisor salary
Sumpter Township Trustee Peggy Morgan asked fellow board members to look into why new Deputy Supervisor Ken Bednark is not getting paid. She asked the question during the regular township[…]
State Senator Joe Bellino named House Energy chair for a second term
State Rep. Joe Bellino, R-Monroe, has been named chair of the House Energy Committee for a second consecutive term, according to House Speaker Jason Wentworth. The House Energy Policy Committee[…]
Rotary District 6400 recognizes Trinity Episcopal Church leaders
Rotary District 6400 has recognized two leaders of Trinity Episcopal Church – Friday Fill Up for their work in weekly providing food and other support to families of children in[…]
Editorial: It will be nice when Zoom is gone, we can meet in person
In December, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees held its first Zoom meeting and members seem to have adapted to it very well. Since last March when they met, it[…]
Staff, residents get COVID-19 vaccinations at Cedar Woods
Residents and staff of Cedar Woods Assisted Living & Memory Care in Van Buren Township received their first round of COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 12. The event was organized by[…]
Blue Angel F/A-18C Hornet donated to Yankee Air Museum
On Jan. 13, the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport welcomed a United States Navy Blue Angel F/A-18C Hornet as the latest addition to its extensive historic aircraft collection.[…]
Library Director Mary Jo Suchy gets high praise, 2.5% raise
Mary Jo Suchy accepted a 2.5% raise and lots of praise after her evaluation by the Belleville Area District Library Board at its Zoom meeting Jan. 12. Suchy, who has[…]
School Board votes to spend $121,290 to demolish CTC building
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously at its Jan. 11 meeting to spend $121,290 to demolish the Career Technical Center building on Sumpter Road in the[…]
Football season ends: Tigers fall short to West Bloomfield in OT, 35-34
By Bob Mytych Independent Sports Writer The Belleville High School Tiger football team came up one point shy in double overtime in the state semifinals and lost to West Bloomfield,[…]
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