Application forms for scarecrow contest ready at City Hall
At the Sept. 4 meeting of the Belleville City Council, City Manager Diana Kollmeyer reported that applications for the annual scarecrow contest are ready to be picked up at city[…]
Job fair coming to Romulus with more than 20 firms, agencies
ROMULUS – More than 20 companies and agencies will be on hand during a job fair scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Romulus Athletic Center,[…]
Homegrown Knowledge: Programs start with ‘Canning, Preserving’
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library will present the first program in this season’s free Homegrown Knowledge series at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13. “Canning and Preserving” will[…]
Sumpter Seniors hold Rummage & Treasures sale Sept. 14, 15, 16
A Rummage & Treasures Sale will be held by the Sumpter Township Senior Citizens from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 14, 15, 16, at[…]
Registration under way for Fall Storytimes at the District Library
Fall Storytimes are starting at the Belleville Area District Library and the slots fill up fast, said Youth/Teen Services Librarian Tara K. McCann. Registration is under way at the Library[…]
Court Watching: Candice Diaz bound over for trial in death of her 4-year-old daughter
Candice Renea Diaz, 25, has been bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court on charges surrounding the torture and murder of her four-year-old daughter Gabrielle “Gabby” Barrett on New Year’s[…]
Court Watching: Theron Hunter of VBT bound over for trial on five charges
After a preliminary exam on Sept. 5, 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley bound Theron John Hunter, 40, of Van Buren Township over to circuit court for trial. Hunter[…]
Mystery pipe uncovered in dig at site of new district library
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Belleville Area District Library board, architect Dan Whisler said he got a call earlier that day that workers had just uncovered an 8-12” storm pipe[…]
Railroad crossing to be closed on South Street, Elwell, Rawsonville
Drivers have seen the piles of railroad ties piled neatly along the railroad tracks over the past few weeks in Van Buren Township, the City of Belleville, Sumpter Township, and[…]
Christening dress bonds three generations
A Christening dress was given to Robert and Mildred Baker of Belleville by Mildred’s parents, Lamber and Elizabeth Mida, upon the birth of their first child, Robert Jr., for his[…]
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