Family grateful for young man who helped twins in accident
“We’d like to throw him a dinner. He is our hero,” Latoya Slaton said of the young man who helped her 21-year-old twin sons after an accident on the South[…]
Local Development Finance Authority re-elects Michael Dotson chairman
At a special June 19 meeting of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority, the six board members present elected the same officers for a one-year term ending June[…]
School Board approves $445,116 contract for Carnegie Math Program
A three-year contract at $148,371.91 per year for a Carnegie Mathematics Program was unanimously approved by the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education at its regular meeting March 12.[…]
Menards signs purchase agreement for VBT site, depends on site plan OK
On Saturday, Richard Sloan alerted Van Buren Township Supervisor Paul White that officials with Menards home improvement store have signed a purchase agreement for a 31-acre site he owns on[…]
Big Tiger Paw causes problems for new football field at BHS
The Van Buren Public Schools cannot accept the new artificial turf football field at Belleville High School until the problem of the big Tiger Paw is solved. At the March[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board approves Medical Marijuana ordinance
The second reading and final adoption of an ordinance to regulate and license aspects of Medical Marijuana cultivation, use, and distribution was passed by the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee discusses 62% increase in B&Es
Diane Madigan, left, is new chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Regina Miller is vice chairman. Forced Entry Burglaries are up 62% from last year this time in Van[…]
Vawters Team runs for reelection this fall in Sumpter Township
Sumpter Township Supervisor Johnny Vawters is running for reelection this fall with the Democratic team that currently is running the township – with the addition of Don Swinson for trustee.[…]
Ken Voigt says he was ‘shanghaied’ to run for mayor
“I was shanghaied,” said Ken Voigt in explaining how he happened to be a Belleville mayoral candidate for about three days and then a non-candidate. Voigt, a retired Belleville[…]
34th District Court holds Romulus pre-trial exams in VBT Board Room
Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, April 23, 33rd District Court Chief Judge James K. Kersten convened the pretrial exams for seven Romulus criminal defendants in the Van Buren Township Board[…]
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