Sen. Hopgood invites public to Environmental Town Hall at BHS
State Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor, will host an Environmental Town Hall at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5, at Belleville High School, 501 W. Columbia Ave., Belleville. All residents in the[…]
Sumpter Twp. board approves 3rd amendment to landfill agreement
Republic Services landfill wants to reclaim metal from the ash already in its Carleton Farms landfill cells and needed an amendment to its Fast Track Agreement so it could get[…]
Sumpter Township Country Fest Parade winners announced
The following won trophies in Saturday’s Sumpter Country Fest Parade: • Best Float – Southwestern Wayne County Democratic Club • Best Children’s Group 1st place — Boy Scout Troop #793,[…]
Editorial: School Board rids itself of trustee who seeks answers
When an attorney, paid by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, threatened to call the police on Sherry Frazier and put her in jail if she wouldn’t resign,[…]
34th District Court Judges Oakley and Green shave their heads
34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley knew that Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green would be shaving her hair off instead of waiting for it to fall out through chemotherapy,[…]
‘We’re Still Country’ Country Fest ready in Sumpter Township
The carnival opens behind the community center at 5 p.m. Friday to kick off the beginning of the 2017 Sumpter Township Country Fest, which runs through Monday. In previous years[…]
Memorial Day service set at 2 p.m. Monday at Veterans’ Memorial
There will be no motorcycle ride as a part of this Monday’s 2 p.m. Memorial Day Service at the Veterans’ Memorial on High Street in downtown Belleville. Shelly Brown Chudzinski,[…]
Van Buren Public Schools seek applicants for school board seat
Due to the May 22 resignation of a board member before the expiration of her term (which is Dec. 31, 2018), Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education needs to[…]
Frazier resigns from school board over McBride paving contract
Sherry Frazier, who was elected to both the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education and the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, resigned her position on the school board[…]
School Board to enhance police radio reception in Belleville High School
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to spend $41,440.66 out of its general fund to make sure police radios operate clearly in all parts of[…]
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