At its regular meeting Jan. 9, the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority reelected officers for 2018. Michael Dotson is chairperson, Doug Peters vice-chairperson, and John Delaney, corresponding secretary.[…]
Van Buren Township police said a man being pursued for four murders in Detroit on Monday morning, carjacked a vehicle in the area of Belleville Road, north of Tyler Road,[…]
U.S. Marshals are seeking a dangerous fugitive who recently struck in Van Buren Township, according to Channel 7 News that called Charles Narajo “Detroit’s Most Wanted.” Naranjo started his criminal[…]
On Feb. 22, a Wayne County Circuit Court Jury found James Forrest Chapman, 58, guilty of the felony charge of jumping in Belleville Lake to evade police. The trial was[…]
The voting members of the art acquisitions committee for the new Belleville Area District Library were announced by library board chairwoman Sharon Peters at the Jan. 9 regular meeting of[…]
On Feb. 16, after its second closed-door session on the issue, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted to approve the recommendation of Police Chief Eric Luke to fire Officer[…]
Late last year, Clerk Leon Wright took official action to have the addresses of those in Van Buren Township changed from Belleville 48111 to Van Buren Township 48111. Since then[…]
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to opt out of the Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) that would allow medical marijuana businesses in the township. This was[…]
Representatives of US Ecology and the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees discussed for an hour the newest permit renewal requested from the EPA for the Michigan Disposal Facility on[…]
Steve Jones was reelected chairman of the Belleville Planning Commission during its regular meeting on Jan. 11. Mike Hawkins was reelected vice chairman. The commission spent 90 minutes discussing changes[…]