Editorial: VBT adds two full-time positions, as money rolls in
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved two new full-time positions to its employee roster at Tuesday’s regular meeting. One is a position that used to be full[…]
Robotics FIRST competition begins Friday at BHS
Belleville High School’s robotics team is hosting a FIRST Robotics District Event, with competition starting on Friday, March 8, and ending on Saturday, March 9. This open-to-the-public event will take[…]
Sumpter Supervisor Morgan says attorney will move to audience
Supervisor John Morgan shot down a motion to move the township attorney immediately from the board table, where he has been sitting for more than 20 years, by saying he[…]
Belleville City Council approves three-year contract with GELC
At its Feb. 19 regular meeting, the Belleville City Council unanimously approved a three-year GELC union contract starting Jan. 1, 2019. There are 7.5 employees in GELC. The contract includes:[…]
Clarifications: Robinson adds details on his appeal of ordinance violation
Ronald Barrington Robinson, a Sumpter resident who was found guilty by a 34th District Court jury of a township ordinance violation for parking his RV on his acreage, wants to[…]
Cougar sighted Tuesday at Bemis/Sumpter roads
Jim Chudzinski reports that he sighted a cougar crossing the road in the Sumpter Road/Bemis Road area just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday. He said he was on his way[…]
Dental, eye, ear services worth $79,000 delivered free of charge
Pastor Nathaniel Oregon of the Belleville 7th-Day Adventist Church reported to the Belleville City Council on Monday that the free health services offered to local residents totaled up to $79,000[…]
Bobby McShane’s hosts Sumpter Twp. ‘Chat with the Chief’ on March 27
Bobby McShane’s restaurant at 19350 Sumpter Rd. will host “Chat with the Chief” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27. Sumpter Township Public Safety Director/Police Chief Eric Luke will be present[…]
Belleville City Council approves three-year contract with police
On Monday, the Belleville City Council approved a three-year contract with the local unit of the Police Officers Association of Michigan, who had already ratified the proposed contract. The contract[…]
McBride student named semifinalist in state GeoBee competition
Brody Hill, an eighth grade student at McBride Middle School, has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the[…]
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