About 900 people attend Harvest Fest in Belleville
About 900 people attended Saturday’s Harvest Fest on Fourth Street in downtown Belleville. There were old-time events at the museum, right, and at the library across the street were pony[…]
School Board selects April Crawford to fill vacant seat
At its Oct. 10 regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education considered nine applicants to fill the vacant board seat created when vice president Martha Toth recently[…]
School district audit turns up problem with VBT paperwork
Thomas M. Taylor of Taylor & Morgan presented the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education with the audit of its finances for the fiscal year ending June 30. This[…]
8 run for 4 seats on Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education
Eight candidates are running for four, four-year seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election. Brent Mikulski and Kelly Owen, are incumbents; Keith[…]
3 run unopposed for 3 seats on Belleville Area District Library Board
Three seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board will be filled in the Nov. 8 General Election. There are three seeking these three seats so all will be elected.[…]
VBT board approves contract for Harbor Club Lift Station
At a 17-minute meeting on Oct. 4, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a contract for $379,400 with low-bidder Lawrence M. Clarke to construct a new Harbor[…]
Belleville Civil Service Commission selects four finalists for clerk slot
During a session that lasted from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, the Belleville Civil Service Commission interviewed eight candidates and selected four finalists for the position of[…]
Airports to hold public auction of surplus equipment, found items
The Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), which operates Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport, will hold a public auction of its surplus equipment this weekend. The event will take[…]
Court Watching: Judge Oakley binds over Shunk on charges of assaulting woman
Frederick George Shunk, 51, has been bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court to face charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and domestic[…]
What was that big explosion in VBT on Friday night?
Van Buren Township Public Safety Director Gregory Laurain said there were eighteen 9-1-1 calls within one minute’s time at about 8:40 p.m. Friday after a huge explosion shook windows and[…]
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