Belleville High School had the honor of hosting the Duelist Open 25, an annual multi-day local fencing tournament, on Aug. 29-30. Bringing together fencers from across the United States, the[…]
By Dave Merchant Special to the Independent The Belleville Tiger varsity football team went into the regular season as ranked sixth in the state by State Champs, with the[…]
Editor Emeritus Rosemary Otzman mentioned at least twice in columns that the paper has transitioned from a for-profit model to a nonprofit foundation, The Belleville Area News Foundation. However, I[…]
An overgrown memorial at Van Buren Park has now been transformed into a butterfly garden thanks to the Van Buren Parks & Rec team and a youth program called R.E.A.L..[…]
Department of Public Works Director Ron Tabor reported on current and future projects to the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at their regular meeting on Aug. 25. Tabor reported that[…]
At its Aug. 24 meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education heard a report on bids for the first phase of construction of the district’s new operations building.[…]
I thought readers might be interested in yet another update about a blighted property in Van Buren Township. The original photo story about the blighted property in Van Buren Township[…]
Van Buren Township residents may soon see speed limits decrease on gravel roads following a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees at their Aug. 18 regular meeting. This resolution[…]
Belleville will soon have a full-service grocery store after the city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) finalized the sale of the property at 458 Main St. to Sunset Holding for $725,000[…]
By Dave Merchant Special to the Independent At 12 years old, Belleville resident Jackson Rosiek has become quite an expert in attending football camps to better his skills. He is[…]