Woman robs Mobil station at Haggerty/I-94 Service Dr.
Van Buren Township police are looking for a woman who held up a gas station without a mask, while wearing a Jason Giambi New York Yankees jersey, No. 25, and[…]
Belleville Meijer store to earn funds for St. Mary Outreach Center
The Belleville Meijer store, at Belleville and Tyler roads, and the Westland Meijer, at Newburg and Warren roads, have agreed to partner with St. Mary Outreach Center in Wayne with[…]
Wandering sheep rescued and taken to Carleton farmyard
Last week the wandering sheep was rescued. The sheep that has been all alone and hanging out in southern Van Buren Township in fields between Hull and Bemis roads was[…]
VBT Clerk’s office presides over BHS student council election
On May 9, Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright put on his fourth-annual student council election at Belleville High School to teach students about voting procedures and the responsibility of[…]
Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue presents recipes from local cooks
A cookbook with more than 160 pages, featuring recipes from local cooks, is being offered as a fund raiser for Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue. The “FMAR Sweets, Treats &[…]
Belleville DDA fails to approve proposed budget for 2017-18
A preliminary balanced budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year was presented to the Belleville Downtown Development Authority at its May 17 meeting in order to get it approved in time[…]
14 local writers take part in library’s first Local Author Fair
On Saturday afternoon, May 20, 14 local authors met with the public and sold and autographed their books at the Belleville Area District Library’s first Local Author Fair. Adult Services[…]
Speed boat crashes into UM rowing crew on Belleville Lake
Van Buren Township Police arrested a suspect shortly after the man allegedly drove his yellow speed boat into a University of Michigan women’s rowing crew boat practicing on Belleville Lake.[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green binds over Dustin Vermilyea for Creek Bar shooting
Dustin Mathew Vermilyea, 35, was bound over to circuit court for an arraignment on the information in a shooting at The Creek bar in Van Buren Township on Oct. 20,[…]
Van Buren Township swears in three new police officers
Three new Van Buren Township police officers were sworn in by VBT Clerk Leon Wright on May 15. They are Officers Keith Daniels, Daniel Hernandez, and Kurtis Mowbray. All three[…]
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