Sumpter Township approves Chief Pierce’s retirement package
In a special meeting at 4 p.m., Friday, March 11, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees met for about five minutes to take care of business. Then, the board went[…]
Man dies after being hit by vehicle while running along Willow Road
At about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, Sumpter Township Police were dispatched to the 46000 block of Willow Road on a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic crash. Sumpter[…]
Rep. Pagan working on new law banning coal tar sealants in Michigan
State Rep. Kristy Pagan, who represents voters in Van Buren Township and the city of Belleville as well as Canton Township, said she is continuing to fight for the bill[…]
Deadline extended for HVA Life Saving, Heart Safe award nominations
Do you know someone who has saved a life? How about an organization that has created a heart safe environment? Why not nominate them for an award? Huron Valley Ambulance[…]
Rep. LaVoy among those supporting naloxone use in Michigan schools
State Rep. Bill LaVoy, D-Monroe, who represents Sumpter Township, is among lawmakers who introduced legislation that would allow Michigan school districts to stock naloxone, an antidote used to treat an[…]
Editorial: Weak school board holds can of worms
The Van Buren School Board met for more than three hours Monday night with a crowd packed tightly into the high school’s mini auditorium. The board, absent vice president Martha[…]
VBT sets up new committee to work on Lake Ordinance — again
The Van Buren Township Planning and Economic Development Department is setting up a new committee to address the opposition to the proposed Lake Ordinance. At its regular meeting on March[…]
Belleville Planning Commission reviews Sign Ordinance
In an hour-long meeting on March 10, the Belleville Planning Commission reviewed its 33-page Sign Ordinance with the help of planning consultant Jill Bahm of ClearZoning, who put the ordinance[…]
VFW Post still has 18 flags to give away free
The Belleville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4434 is running its Community Service Project for the year: “Operation Torn and Tattered.” VBT Quartermaster Adjutant Ross Medaus said Monday that out[…]
House burns on Dewitt Road on Saturday
Two Van Buren Township police officers were having coffee at Starbuck’s at about 6:47 a.m. Saturday, when they noticed smoke coming from a home on Dewitt Road, not far away.[…]
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