Editorial: City Charter changes made by unelected employees
The Belleville City Charter that the voters used to turn the village into a city in 1982 is being updated. It’s not being done by local residents elected for the[…]
Kukola sentenced to 63 months in prison for robbing pharmacies
Ypsilanti resident Kristopher Nicholas Kukola was sentenced last week for robbing several CVS pharmacies in Van Buren Township, Saline, and Milan, before being arrested with the help of a decoy[…]
Belleville City Council sets budget hearing for June 17
A public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 general fund budget for the city of Belleville has been set as part of the June 17 regular city council meeting. At Monday’s[…]
At-risk Sumpter woman found safe in woods after being gone 11 hrs.
Janet Lesperance, an 88-year-old woman with dementia, was last seen about 10:45 a.m. on Friday when she left her residence in the 39000 block of Willis Road in Sumpter Township[…]
Library has new room-booking service, mobile printing, homepage
Starting May 1, the new and improved events calendar and room booking service, mobile printing, and homepage were rolled out for the Belleville Area District Library. At the library board’s[…]
Driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel causing VBT accident
On Friday May 30, at 3:23 p.m., a vehicle traveling north on Haggerty Road crossed the centerline and sideswiped a vehicle going south on Haggerty. This caused the southbound vehicle[…]
Editorial: Memorial Day site becomes site to witness recovery
On Monday morning, May 27, at 11 a.m., the local VFW and PLAV, representatives of the tri-community governments, and a large number of local people gathered at the Veterans Memorial[…]
VBT male drowns in Belleville Lake on Memorial Day
At about 3:50 p.m. on Monday, Memorial Day, Van Buren Township dispatch center received a 911 call reporting a person wading in the water off Firecracker Island on Belleville Lake[…]
Tractor Supply plans approved by VBT planners
Two people spoke at the May 22 public hearing on the requested rezoning of farmland at the southeast corner of Sumpter and Hull roads in Van Buren Township to make[…]
Belleville planners to amend ordinance to help small business proposal
After a lengthy discussion at its May 9 meeting, the Belleville Planning Commission decided to seek amendment of the B-1 zoning district to allow small gatherings at a photography studio.[…]
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