Editorial: Belleville Road is busy now — wait until Menards opens
Sometimes drivers say they take a different route or shop at a different store just to avoid all the traffic on Belleville Road in Van Buren Township. Very early in[…]
Woman dies after being pulled from Belleville Lake
Loretta Jackson, 44, died in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital three days after being pulled from Belleville Lake at Van Buren Park on Sunday, July 23. The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner[…]
Five file for two seats on Belleville City Council
As of the July 25 deadline for candidates in the Nov. 7 election, the following have filed to run for two open, four-year seats on the Belleville City Council. •[…]
Keystone wins School of Excellence award from National Heritage Academies
National Heritage Academies, one of the nation’s largest charter school management companies, honored its top performing schools, including Keystone Academy, during its 16th-annual Eagle Awards ceremony. The event was held[…]
Construction of pedestrian walkway set for spring
The new Belleville Road pedestrian walkway over I-94 is expected to be bid out in February and constructed next spring. This is the report Van Buren Township Downtown Development Executive[…]
Sumpter board moves appointed Trustee Hurst up to appointed Clerk
Sumpter Township attorney Rob Young addressed the township board about how it needed to appoint a new clerk within 45 days or the county clerk would set an election. This[…]
Battle for Belleville set Sept. 1 on Main St. in front of museum
A World War II reenactment, the annual Battle for Belleville, will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1, on Main Street in front of the Belleville Area Museum. Representatives of[…]
Summer Book Sale at Library on Aug. 5 — ‘Buy One Get One’ sale
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library are holding their summer book sale, 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, in the program room of the library. Books will be “Buy[…]
Belleville Rotary Club plans annual Lucky Ducky race on Aug. 17
The Belleville Rotary Club plans to launch more than 1,000 little yellow plastic ducks into Belleville Lake during its annual Lucky Ducky Race on Aug. 17. The duck that gets[…]
Court Watching: Judge Oakley again delays decision on Chapman’s DNA refusal
James Forrest Chapman, 57, of Van Buren Township, convinced 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley to dismiss all three of the misdemeanors filed against him for refusing to give[…]
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