BHS Polar Plunge raises $14,000 for special sports programs
It was bitter cold the morning of March 6 when students and staff at Belleville High School had their Polar Plunge raising $14,000 for Special Olympics and the Unified Sports[…]
BHS football players sign with colleges on Feb. 21 Signing Day
The signing day for football was split into early signing and a national signing day. The early signing day in December was for all the student athletes who graduated from[…]
Deadline is May 31 for MTA scholarships for public service students
Applications are now being accepted for an annual scholarship that provides financial assistance to students who are aspiring to future roles serving in their community, or to receive education to[…]
Board of education honors music students for 2024-25 awards
Kathy Courter, band director at Owen Intermediate School, presented the names of the following music students for 2024-25 recognition by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at its[…]
Belleville Planners continue work on new City Master Plan
Although there were not enough members present to vote on anything, the Belleville Planning Commission convened Feb. 13 to hear the presentation on Housing from Giffels Webster consultant Andy Aamodt.[…]
Friends of Library seek used book donations for spring sale May 3, 4
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library are gearing up for the spring book sale on May 3 and 4 and would appreciate used book donations to help make[…]
More looking back: 30 years ago, this is what was happening in the tri-community
We are celebrating completion of our 30th year of publication by printing stories from our earliest issues to show what was happening in Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter. In our[…]
Court Watching
Sifuentes Noe Uribe Sifuentes Noe Uribe, 35, of Van Buren Township was charged with home invasion second degree and unlawful driving away of an auto on Feb. 15 in the[…]
Charles Clay Smith publishes first book: ‘Rodeo Gypsy’
Charles Clay Smith of Van Buren Township has completed a novel, “Rodeo Gypsy,” that was recently published by Covenant Books. Smith, a graduate of Michigan State University, served as a[…]
Editorial: New city hall building purchase not speeding ahead
The former U.S. Post Office at 330 Charles St. in the city of Belleville has been purchased by the city as the site of its new city hall. The building[…]
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