17-year-old male from Detroit jumps into Belleville Lake, drowns
At 10:10 a.m. last Thursday, Aug. 21, the Van Buren Township Public Safety Dive team recovered the body of a 17-year-old male from Belleville Lake. The teen, from Detroit, had[…]
Court Watching: Circuit Court Judge Van Houten again resets White’s final conference
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The final, pretrial conference for disbarred Belleville attorney Thomas A. White, before his Nov. 3 jury trial, was moved from Aug. 8 to Aug.[…]
Kevin English earns Book Lover award of 500-book class library
Kevin English of Belleville, a third-year teacher from Wayne Memorial High School, was among ten teachers nationwide who each was awarded a 500-book classroom library by the Book Love Foundation.[…]
VBT Planners OK pond already constructed at Yost Sand & Gravel
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Township Planning Commission, at its regular meeting Aug. 13, voted unanimously to approve a water feature already built in front of[…]
Court Watching: Mayes, Rogers bound over for trial in Montroy Market armed robbery
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Devon Lamar Mayes, 21, and Hyo Sang Rogers, 29, both of Taylor, were bound over to circuit court for trial on charges they took[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green binds over David Brooks to trial for road rage
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor David Ryan Brooks, 25, of Van Buren Township was bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court for trial following a preliminary exam in district[…]
Inkster man drowns in Belleville Lake looking for boat motor cover
Orlando Lee Ponder, 50, of Inkster drowned in Belleville Lake while trying to retrieve his boat’s motor cover at about 5:54 p.m. Saturday. That was according to the preliminary investigation[…]
City Council puts off action on new Sign Ordinance until Oct. 6
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After another lengthy and spirited discussion on the City of Belleville’s proposed new sign ordinance on Aug. 18, the City Council voted unanimously to[…]
‘No’ voters tell library board why they turned down proposals
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor About 30 people filled up all the chairs set out in the district library meeting room on Aug. 12, some present to tell the[…]
Belleville Police seeking information on vandalism of buildings
On Aug. 12, Belleville Police Chief Hal Berriman said four or five buildings have been tagged with black spray paint over the past few days. Chief Berriman said tagged locations[…]
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