Lucas Snook earns Eagle Scout award with safety netting project
Lucas Snook, son of Wendy and Norman W. Snook, Jr., of Sumpter Township, has earned Eagle Scout status after completing his Eagle project for the Lincoln Little League field. His[…]
League of Women Voters seeks questions for Zoom candidate forums
The League of Women Voters of NW Wayne County is holding candidate forums via teleconference (Zoom) for those running for the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees (June 30), the[…]
Digital Court Watching: District Court judges meet with defendants, attorneys via Zoom
The probable cause conference for the four felony charges against Norman Ladale Johnson, 31, of Willis was adjourned until June 3 by 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green during[…]
Clement Insurance presents $500 scholarships to two BHS seniors
Belleville High School seniors Soraya Taylor and Chloe Frye-Anthony were presented with $500 scholarships by Saundra Hightower, licensed agent for Clement Insurance on Main Street in Belleville. Hightower said she[…]
VBT to have employees back June 8, open doors to the public on June 15
Van Buren Township will bring employees back to work at township hall on Monday, June 8, and reopen township hall to the public on June 15. At Tuesday’s virtual meeting[…]
Whitmer appoints Michelle Mattison to Governor’s Council
On May 29, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her appointment of Michelle C. Mattison of Belleville to the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports. Mattison is a yoga enthusiast[…]
Model of senior citizen apartments in Sumpter ready for display
On Friday, acclaimed Sumpter Township artist Jamarrea Bishop delivered his model of a five-story, 400-unit apartment building for senior citizens that was commissioned by Sumpter resident Nelson Po. Po, who[…]
Online Summer Reading Program to start at Belleville Library
The public is invited to join in on the online Summer Reading Program set up for non-readers, young independent readers and teenager. The Read-to-Me children, ages 1-5, will have programs[…]
COVID-19 numbers flatline in 48111 area
The number of positive tests for COVID-19 remained at 360 for May 28 and 29 and then went up to 362 on May 30 and 31. Deaths attributed to the[…]
Editorial: School Board lays off 14 teachers as budget tumbles
At the Tuesday, May 26, meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board voted to lay off 14 teachers as of June 30 in the first[…]
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