Wal-Mart Greeter acts quickly when customer has heart attack
Walmart Greeter Doug Hill is being credited with saving the life of customer Stephen Collins in the early morning hours of April 5 when Collins stumbled into the store, clutched[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee does re-vote for officers
Although Michael Miazga lost the chairmanship of the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee at the March meeting, at the April 6 meeting there was an unprecedented re-vote that put[…]
VBT approves landfill-gas-to-energy plant on 4-3 split vote
Over the plaintive protests of the neighbors surrounding Visteon Village, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to approve a landfill-gas-to-energy plant on the west end of the[…]
VBT Board hires Terry Carroll as Director of Planning, Ec. Devel
Terry Carroll, who has been acting as Van Buren Township interim Director of Planning and Economic Development, has been put in the position permanently. Carroll, 60, was a contract employee[…]
Michigan 10 and under U.S. Specialty Sports Association Fast Pitch Softball team
Mackenzie Kennedy, left, and Samantha Jernigan, center, both of Belleville, and Hailey Clement of Willis have been named to the Michigan 10 and under U.S. Specialty Sports Association Fast Pitch[…]
Family gets new home, new job after fire losses
Life has become much sweeter for Harve and Candy Oliver and their two sons Daniel, 14, and Dylan, 5 – and they are very grateful to everyone who helped. They[…]
Toxic Landfill seeks expansion in VBT
A public hearing has been scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, May 2, at the Van Buren Township Hall to consider a request for expansion of the Wayne Disposal, Inc. hazardous[…]
District Library to hold public forum
The Belleville Area District Library Board invites the public to breakfast at the library at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 30, to talk about building a new library. The menu will[…]
Officers of the Southwestern Wayne Democratic Club
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mark Slavens, far right, swore in officers of the Southwestern Wayne Democratic Club during a meeting featuring a Chili Cook-Off at the Moose Lodge in[…]
A three-vehicle collision
A three-vehicle collision took place just outside Belleville City Hall on March 21, as people were gathering for the city council meeting. At right, Fire Fighter Brian Blackburn, who is[…]
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