VBT Board takes four hours to approve budgets, all on 6-1 votes
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor With a few hours to spare, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held public hearings on 18 of its budgets before the end[…]
Kotlareks win $100 for first prize in Independent contest
Jeff and Sue Kotlarek of Romulus are the winners of $100 in the Independent contest where readers were invited to write what they like about the paper or the story[…]
Yankee Air Museum putting up Fly Zone Exploration Station
The Yankee Air Museum (YAM) is dismantling its Mars Rover Exploration Station and making way for its next big attraction: Fly Zone. The Exploration Station is the museum’s area for[…]
Father of two bound over for holding family hostage on Hannan Rd.
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The preliminary exam for Cora Ladane Lymon began on Dec. 10 before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley and then abruptly ended when[…]
Van catches on fire while driving on I-94
At about 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Van Buren Township Fire Department was called to a van fire on eastbound I-94 at the ramp to Haggerty Road. VBT[…]
Turkey fryer on deck results in house fire on Christmas Day in VBT
A house fire, with flames neighbors say were above the roof line, was the result of a turkey fryer on the deck at 1163 Roulo Street in Van Buren Township[…]
VBT Environmental Commission seeks to increase recycling
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Jennifer Price of the Van Buren Township Community Services Department gave a presentation on the township’s recycling program to the VBT Environmental Commission at[…]
Pedestrian in critical condition after accident on S. I-94 Service Drive
Billy McFarley, a 39-year-old Van Buren Township resident, was walking eastbound on the I-94 South Service Drive near Denton Road at about 9:53 p.m. on Christmas Day when he was[…]
Belleville DDA to go out for bids for kayak launch before FERC OK
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Hoping on upcoming approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Belleville Downtown Development authority voted unanimously at its Dec. 17 meeting to go[…]
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