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,[…]
Court Watching: Bailey found competent to stand trail for four murders in Sumpter
Raymond Lee Bailey, 37, of Wyandotte, has been found competent to stand trial in the Aug. 15 shooting deaths of four victims in a home on Martinsville Road in Sumpter[…]
VBT LDFA reelects Dotson, Peters, Delaney as officers for 2021
At its regular meeting on Jan. 12, via Zoom, the Van Buren Township Local Development Authority reelected its officers for another year. Michael Dotson is chairman, Doug Peters is vice-chairman,[…]
Editorial: Local residents wait patiently for coronavirus shots
While local residents wait patiently – and impatiently – for their coronavirus vaccines, the state and county give mixed messages on when it will be available. Cedar Woods assisted living/memory[…]
Three mobile homes burn in Sumpter Township
At around 3 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, a fire burned three homes on Carriage Lane in Rawsonville Woods mobile home park in Sumpter Township. The center home, where the fire[…]
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