Correction: Mother misidentified in story
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[…]
School Board holds public hearing on proposed budgets
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education will be adopting a budget at its June 26 meeting that necessitates dipping into the fund balance for $2,218,664 to balance the[…]
Court Watching: Judge Parrott binds Olympia Trotty over on felonious assault charge
A June 14 preliminary exam was waived for Olympia Rian Trotty, 22, on a charge of assault in Van Buren Township on Nov. 19. She is charged with assault with[…]
Court Watching: David Radecki pleads guilty to two charges, four charges dropped
David Arthur Radecki, 38, of Van Buren Township, on June 13 pled guilty to a felony charge of Accosting a Child for Immoral Purposes and a misdemeanor charge of Criminal[…]
Editorial: It’s Strawberry Festival time in Belleville
Every community seems to have a festival and in Belleville it’s this week end’s Belleville National Strawberry Festival. There are no strawberry farms in the city of Belleville and few[…]
HCMA Clydesdale team to be part of Saturday’s parade
The 2017 National Strawberry Festival Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Belleville High School, head towards Five Points on W. Columbia Avenue and then come down Main Street[…]
Belleville National Strawberry Festival welcomes you to town
By Joan E. Bodnar, Executive Director Belleville National Strawberry Festival The 41st-annual Belleville National Strawberry Festival would like to welcome you to a weekend of family fun. The Belleville National[…]
Westland man drowns in Belleville Lake during Saturday night swim
The body of Richard Edwin Johnson, 61, of Westland was pulled from Belleville Lake by the Van Buren Township Dive Team at about 9 p.m. Saturday near Horizon Park. VBT[…]
Barbara Miller tells VBT: Community’s culture needs a plan
A large crowd stuffed itself into the second-floor meeting room of the Belleville Area Museum on June 6 as the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held an off-site board[…]
School Board selects Gerick to fill out term vacated by Frazier
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously selected Darlene Honie Loyer Gerick to serve out the vacant term of Sherry Frazier, who recently resigned. Gerick’s term will run[…]
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