On Jan. 29, the Van Buren Township Clerk’s Office participated in an audit of the Nov. 6, 2018 General Election. After every election, the State of Michigan randomly selects individual[…]
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the purchase of two, 2019 Ford Explorers for the use of Public Safety Director Greg Laurain and Police Chief Jason Wright. Cost[…]
A proposal to extend Finance Director Scott Holtz’s contract for two years and give him a $5,000 raise each of those two years was considered by the Sumpter Township Board[…]
Sheldon Futernick, owner of two mobile home parks in Sumpter Township — Holiday West at 50333 Willis Rd. and Holiday Woods at 20749 Martinsville Rd. — has filed suit against[…]
Ronald Barrington Robinson, a Sumpter Township activist who ran unsuccessfully for trustee in 2016 and treasurer in 2018, is appealing a district court jury conviction of an ordinance violation, claiming,[…]
A proposal to spend $161,120 to upgrade a private dance studio housed in township hall was pulled from the Feb. 5 Van Buren Township board meeting agenda after questions arose[…]
Former Sumpter Township Treasurer Peggy Morgan told the board on Feb. 12 that she will be filing for bankruptcy because of board action last year. She said when she was[…]
Hundreds of volunteers, some dressed in costumes, jumped into frigid Belleville Lake beginning at noon on Saturday, Feb. 9, in 20-degree temperatures, to raise money for Michigan Special Olympics. This[…]
Belleville High School Wrestlers won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Team District Championship in wrestling Feb. 7 against Ypsilanti Community and Ypsilanti Lincoln High Schools. The wrestlers were then[…]
Although permits for a proposed September or October drawdown of Belleville Lake this fall are yet to be approved, Van Buren Township is setting up a Lake Workshop on Feb.[…]