Van Buren Township candidates introduce themselves
The absentee ballots for the Aug. 4 primary election are expected to be mailed out this week and so the Independent is providing the responses candidates gave to our questionnaires[…]
VBT PD gives detailed report following protest march against brutality
Van Buren Township police officials gave a detailed report on their department’s arrests for the past two years following the June 12 march against police brutality that ended up at[…]
Keystone Academy Board reelects Vesta Losen as president
Vesta Losen of Van Buren Township was reelected president of the Keystone Academy Board of Directors at its annual meeting held as a virtual Google Meet on May 14. Losen[…]
Motorcyclist dies after collision with deer on Bemis Rd. in Sumpter
At about 9:47 p.m. Saturday, June 20, six motorcycles were eastbound on Bemis Road west of Renton Road when several deer entered the roadway and the lead cyclist was unable[…]
Local Democrats to hold Zoom session with Kym Worthy, Puri, Petzold
The Southwestern Wayne (County) Democratic Club will hold an on-line Zoom meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 25, with special guest speaker Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy, who is[…]
West Wayne County NAACP, CWW leaders set listening tour
The Conference of Western Wayne mayors and supervisors, Western Wayne County police chiefs, and Western Wayne County NAACP have announced their “Partnerships for Progress Listening Tour.” The tour is a[…]
VBT Environmental Commission hears report on local dam
“At French Landing, there are no problems,” said Mark Gross, senior vice president of operations at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, which runs the dam owned by Van Buren Township. Gross[…]
COVID-19 death count in 48111 zip code increases one on June 22
The tri-community, which includes Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter in the 48111 zip code, had one additional death attributed to COVID-19 on Monday, June 22, and this is the first[…]
Belleville Lake to close in front of BYC July 3 for fireworks display
Belleville Lake in front of the Belleville Yacht Club will be closed for safety reasons from 9 to 11 p.m. on Friday, July 3, to all westbound to eastbound boat[…]
VBT reopens parks, play structures, restrooms, Splash Pad
Van Buren Township announces that in response to the State’s recommendations Van Buren Park, Quirk Park, French Landing Park and Riggs Park reopened on Monday, June 22. Under the Governor’s[…]
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