Editorial: Library Board offers chance to join in for legacy
At the Oct. 9 meeting of the Belleville Area District Library Board, chairman Sharon Peters offered community members a chance to have their legacy as part of the new library[…]
Belleville High School Homecoming Court named
The Belleville High School Homecoming Court was announced early this week. The King and Queen will be announced at half time during the Homecoming game on Friday night, Oct. 12.[…]
Edgemont teacher to retire in February, has moved to South Carolina
Former Edgemont Elementary tenured teacher Linda Janack has signed a separation agreement and release of claims with the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, effective Oct. 1. According to[…]
School audit shows more expenditures for 2017-18
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education accepted the 2017-18 financial audit at Monday’s regular meeting. The audit figures for the $50.2 million budget were given in a power-point[…]
Broken water main leads to city water shutoff, boil water alert
On Sunday morning, Oct. 7, a water main broke on East Huron River Drive in the city of Belleville and two great puddles of water formed. People on their way[…]
Morton, Sharma named National Merit Scholar Semifinalists
Kylie Morton and Anjali Sharma, Belleville High School seniors, have been designated National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Each year students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT[…]
Belleville Church of God invites community to ‘The BASH’ on Oct. 12
The Belleville Church of God, 45170 Hull Road, Van Buren Township, invites the community to “The BASH” from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12. Admittance is free. The event will include[…]
MDOT closing I-275 Westland Rest Area at 2 p.m. Nov. 14
Due to the high cost to rebuild and maintain, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is closing the Westland Rest Area in Wayne County at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14.[…]
Traffic light timing change helps backups for Keytone parents
The traffic at the corner of Sumpter and Bemis roads has been alleviated due to Wayne County’s action to change the timing on the traffic signal there. At the Oct.[…]
You can watch VBT’s oral argument before Michigan Supreme Court
On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Van Buren Township’s attorney Kaveh Kashef stood before the Michigan Supreme Court to give oral arguments to try to convince the court to hear Van Buren[…]
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