Editorial: Is there hope for VBT meetings?
Tuesday’s meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees was pathetic. VBT Supervisor Kevin McNamara pushed through a new meetings policy — draft #8 — that he hopes will[…]
Library hopes to open media center in Sumpter on Oct. 1
Belleville Area District Library Director Mary Jo Suchy told the library board she is working on the upcoming budget and is planning for the new media center in Sumpter Township[…]
VBT LDFA backs off suggestion to rename Visteon Way
A suggestion to rename Visteon Way in what was once called Visteon Village in Van Buren Township was brought forward by John Delaney at the May 8 meeting of the[…]
Guiding Harbor sets open house May 19 at Girlstown location
Guiding Harbor will hold an open house from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at the Girlstown location, 11875 Quirk Road, Belleville. The open house will include information about[…]
Van Buren Public Schools to have computers for all
At Monday’s meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a $650,817.42 proposal to put computers into the hands of all its students, Kindergarten through 12th grade.[…]
School Board approves trips to Washington, Toledo Mud Hens’ game
At its April 16 meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved an eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. in 2019 and trips for Kindergarten to fifth graders to[…]
Contestants sought for Cutest Baby Contest at Sumpter Fest
The 2018 Sumpter Country Fest will be held from Friday, May 25, through Monday, May 28. The Cutest Baby Contest is an annual feature at the festival. The contest is[…]
Bellino bill limiting access to nitrous oxide signed into law
When State Rep. Joe Bellino learned that young people were using small canisters of nitrous oxide – more commonly known as laughing gas – as a recreational drug, he knew[…]
Court Watching: Judge Oakley binds Brad Fields over for murder, torture
After a lengthy preliminary exam on Friday, 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley bound Brad Edwards Fields over to circuit court to face trial on murder charges. Fields, 28,[…]
Court Watching: Joel Leys bound over on charges of using credit card of dying woman
On May 2 before 34th District Court Judge Brian Oakley, Joel William Leys, 32, of Belleville waived his preliminary exam on three charges of illegal sale/use of a financial transaction[…]
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