Sumpter Twp. board alerted to fire hydrants covered by tall weeds
While the incumbent team sat at the board table, the opposing team that is challenging board members in the Aug. 2 primary election stood, one by one, in the audience[…]
Court Watching: Riley bound over on charges of kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct
In 34th District Court Judge David Parrott’s courtroom on July 13, Albert Lewis Riley, 27, waived his preliminary exam on charges of kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct – 4th degree[…]
League of Women Voters information helps with ballot decisions
The League of Women Voters of Northwest Wayne County urges voters in the Belleville area to prepare for the upcoming Aug. 2 primary election by visiting VOTE411.org, the League’s online[…]
Registration open for computer classes at library
Registration is open for August computer classes at the Belleville Area District Library. Interested participants should register in person at the library between now and the day of the class.[…]
District Library Board approves ballot language for Nov. 8 election
The ballot language for the Belleville Area District Library proposal in the Nov. 8 election will ask for permission to bond for up to $14 million to build a new[…]
Brown Funeral Home donates grief books to Van Buren, Huron schools
Teenagers and younger children often feel confused or shocked at the losses early in their lives, said Jackie Dalzell, grief coordinator at the Brown Family Center in Belleville. She said[…]
U.S. Mail burns in semi tractor-trailer on I-94 on July 14
A semi tractor-trailer carrying U.S. Mail from Detroit to Ypsilanti was heavily damaged by fire in an early morning incident Thursday, July 14, on I-94 between Haggerty and Hannan roads.[…]
Sally Hodges steps down as consultant for VBT Planning Commission
Sally Hodges, who has been planning consultant for Van Buren Township for 22 years, attended her last VBT Planning Commission meeting on July 13, and was presented with a special[…]
10th Garden Walk makes $4,547 for the library
A large crowd of visitors were present to “Dally Down the Alley” on July 10 as part of the 10th Garden Walk to benefit the Belleville Area District Library. Visitors[…]
Editorial: Make education better here? Run for school board
The deadline to run for a seat on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election is July 26. This is an extremely important election[…]
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