Belleville man arrested in Macomb County sting for seeking child sex
Ross Earl Kouba, 41, of Belleville was arraigned via video at 41B District Court on Feb. 21 on multiple felony charges after he traveled to Macomb County planning to have[…]
Spring Storytimes set at Belleville Library
The Belleville Area District Library announces its Storytime schedule has been set for spring: • Family Storytimes for preschool-elementary, ages 4-10, at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, March 13-April 24. • Tuesday[…]
Belleville Area Women’s Club seeking candidates for woman’s scholarship
The Belleville Area Women’s Club is seeking candidates for its Georgia Badgett Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is specifically for a woman who is re-entering education to change or enhance her[…]
Boogie Woogie Kid Trio set for free concert at WCCC Western campus
The public is invited to Wayne County Community College’s Western Campus at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 30, for a free concert in the “All about the Arts” series. The campus[…]
Editorial: City Council plans to move quickly on Harbour Pointe streets
“It will be brutal,” Mayor Kerreen Conley predicted of a public meeting to discuss a special assessment district to redo the concrete streets in Harbour Pointe subdivision. She hopes to[…]
Tim Katona earns NRHA Lifetime Achievement Award
Tim Katona, who, with his wife Cindy, has run the Katona Reining Horses business on Bemis Road in Sumpter Township for more than 30 years, was honored with a national[…]
Donald Hazel Swinson arrested for pulling gun
Donald Hazel Swinson, 76, of Sumpter Township was arraigned Feb. 17 at 34th District Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) and weapons felony firearm (using[…]
Belleville Moose donates Tommy Moose stuffed animals to police
Belleville Moose Lodge #934 and Women of the Moose, Chapter #1135, purchased cases of Tommy Moose stuffed animals for local police departments to be used to comfort children in traumatic[…]
VBT asks public to apply to use $750,000 in county road funds
When Van Buren Township spent some $750,000 of Wayne County Local Roads Initiative funds in 2015 to renovate Venetian, Dewitt, and Jeanette streets and the entrance to Walden Woods, other[…]
Senior director wants to change September Days name for Baby Boomers
Van Buren Township Senior Director Lynette Jordan told the township board that she wants to change the September Days Senior Center name so it doesn’t reflect getting old. She said[…]
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