Four candidates competed for the title of 2017 Belleville Strawberry Queen and Evelyn Kasperek, 16, an upcoming senior at Washtenaw International High School, is the winner. Queen Evelyn did a[…]
In a June 5 closed-door session, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees discussed the ongoing problems with the six open condominium basements at Cobblestone Ridge. The basements have been[…]
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees took to heart its attorney’s recommendation to repeal the provisionary center zoning ordinance enacted in 2015. Attorney Rob Young said the procedure is to[…]
The millage rate for the city of Belleville originally was 20 mills when the city charter was approved in 1946. After the Headlee Amendment was enacted in 1978, the city’s[…]
The Belleville Area Women’s Club presented six $2,000 scholarships during its June 5 business meeting. Each 2017 Belleville High School graduate applying had to complete an essay and state her[…]
Before the June 19 meeting of the Belleville City Council, City Manager Diana Kollmeyer told the story of the two raccoons who had entered and cavorted around the building during[…]
Abigail Lorincz graduated as Valedictorian for Michigan Virtual Charter Academy High School recently. Abbey has been enrolled at MVCA for the past three years after attending Bethany Kindergarten and Keystone[…]
Reubein Edward Sachs and Thelma Agnes (Lajiness) Sachs of Carleton will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on June 24 with a party for family and friends at Holy Ghost Lutheran[…]
Applicants requesting decisions from the Van Buren Township Planning Commission didn’t show up for the June 14 meeting when they were on the agenda, so the commission tabled their projects.[…]
On page 10 in last week’s paper (June 22, 2017), the mother of Belleville High School student Parker Springer was misidentified because that’s how it was presented at the Van[…]