Parent Angela Mears provided the picture she took of the winning robotics team for page 3 of our April 3, 2025 edition. We misidentified the photographer and we apologize. Thanks[…]

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By Mark Laginess For the second straight year, the Bellevillains, Team 6615 from Belleville High School, are heading to Houston for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) World Championships from April[…]

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The Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra will present its season finale “Up Close and Personal” concert at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 13 at Lincoln High School. The concert will showcase orchestra soloists[…]

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The Belleville Area District library has started a new English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutoring Program and has several volunteer tutors trained and waiting for learners. They are looking[…]

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Sumpter Township resident Randall Miller said he was at the right place at the right time on March 25. An Amazon delivery driver got stuck on Wear Road near Banotai[…]

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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[…]

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By Samantha Tanana Special Education Teacher McBride Middle School On April 1, McBride Middle School welcomed Deon Butler, a former Detroit Lions player and motivational speaker, as part of its[…]

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In April of 2024 the Belleville Area District Library tried out a new program – Memory Cafes. The first event was a hit, so the library added a couple more,[…]

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Chad Michael Jones Chad Michael Jones of Sumpter Township was video-arraigned on April 8 by 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin while he was in custody of the Wayne County[…]

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The Michigan Highway Department announces that the Adopt-a-Highway volunteers will be out for their first pickup of the year, starting this Saturday, April 5. For 35 years families and clubs[…]

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