The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with Wayne County at its Feb. 20 meeting that authorizes the county to reimburse the township for its[…]
In late January Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue, a no-kill shelter located in Sumpter Township, received a call over the weekend that someone wanted to bring in a mother cat[…]
At the Feb. 26 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board approved the 2023-24 budget amendment which turned out to be $6 million more[…]
At a preliminary exam at 34th District Court on Feb. 22, six serious charges were dropped against Vivaldy Morel Nganongo-Mbosso, 35, of Ypsilanti and the case closed. Nganongo-Mbosso was charged[…]
Last Thursday, Feb. 22, a bucket of fresh roses was put in front of the former pharmacy on Main Street in downtown Belleville with its message: “Take or give a[…]
On Feb. 21, charges were dropped against Christian Devon Harris for the third time when the city of Belleville decided to dismiss the case “in the interest of justice.” Harris,[…]
The Belleville Rotary Club donated $50,000 from its Charles B. Cozadd Rotary Foundation to the Belleville Area Library in 2018 to help fund the Cozadd room. The library board was[…]
Karen G. Moore, who runs Sanctum House, and Irene Faziani, a former human trafficking victim who works at Sanctum House, gave a Feb. 13 presentation on human trafficking in this[…]
Belleville Area District Library Board member John Juriga advised the board that he had asked the Belleville City Council to contact WDIV-TV to see if its weather camera could be[…]
Lt. Charles (Chip) Bazzy retired from the Van Buren Township Police Department on Feb. 16 after 34 years of service. Police officers from his department, plus those from other local[…]